Effects of wildfire of varying severity on benthic stream insect assemblages and emergence

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1324-1338

  Malison, Rachel L ^a   Baxter, Colden V ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic insects; Disturbance; Emergence; Insect assemblage; Stream ecology; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BAETIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; RHYACOPHILA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 84861340060     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-022.1     Document Type: Article

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