Small-scale experiments support causal relationships between metal contamination and macroinvertebrate community responses

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 954-967

  Clements, William H ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biomonitoring; Field experiments; Heavy metals; Long term monitoring; Microcosms; Rocky Mountain streams

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HEAVY METAL; MICROCOSM; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAM; ZOOBENTHOS;

ARKANSAS RIVER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 8144225137     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5009     Document Type: Article

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