Riparian forest invasion by a terrestrial shrub (Lonicera maackii) impacts aquatic biota and organic matter processing in headwater streams

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1881-1893

  McNeish, Rachel E ^a   Benbow, M Eric ^a   McEwan, Ryan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous inputs; Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Decomposition; Invasive species; Lonicera maackii; Organic matter processing

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEADWATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NATIVE SPECIES; ORGANIC MATTER; RIPARIAN FOREST; SHRUB; STREAMWATER;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; FRAXINUS; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; LONICERA; LONICERA MAACKII; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 84865408122     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0199-8     Document Type: Article

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