Effects of urbanization on macroinvertebrates in tributaries of the St. Johns River, Florida, USA

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-365

  Chadwick, Michael A ^a,c   Thiele, John E ^a   Huryn, Alexander D ^a   Benke, Arthur C ^a   Dobberfuhl, Dean R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corbicula; Hydrology; Impervious surface; Intermittent streams; Urban streams

Indexed keywords

CORBICULA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861455731     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0217-0     Document Type: Article

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