Environmental impact propagated by cross-system subsidy: Chronic stream pollution controls riparian spider populations

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1711-1716

  Paetzold, Achim ^a,b   Smith, Marian ^a   Warren, Philip H ^a   Maltby, Lorraine ^a  

^a IBL Umweltplanung GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allochthonous inputs; Aquatic terrestrial; Ecosystem connectivity; Food web; Linkage; Longterm; Meta ecosystem; Spider

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD WEB; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; META-ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPIDER; STREAMWATER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECT; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECTS; LARVA; SPIDERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARANEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80051899317     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-2184.1     Document Type: Article

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