Effects of livestock exclusion on in-stream habitat and benthic invertebrate assemblages in montane streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 204-217

  Herbst, David B ^a   Bogan, Michael T ^a   Roll, Sandra K ^a   Safford, Hugh D ^b,c  

^a Departments of Cognitive Science and Neurosciences   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Golden Trout Wilderness; Livestock grazing; Sierra Nevada; Stream restoration

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS AGUABONITA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 82455199127     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02706.x     Document Type: Article

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