The impact of conifer plantation forestry on the Chydoridae (Cladocera) communities of peatland lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 700, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 203-219

  Drinan, T J ^a   Graham, C T ^a   O'Halloran, J ^a   Harrison, S S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blanket bog lakes; Chydoridae; Conifer plantation forestry; Ireland; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BOG; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CRUSTACEAN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOMINANCE; LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; MATURATION; PEATLAND; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

IRELAND;

ALONELLA EXCISA; ALONELLA EXIGUA; ALONELLA NANA; ALONOPSIS ELONGATA; CHYDORIDAE; CHYDORUS SPHAERICUS; CLADOCERA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84870676003     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1230-x     Document Type: Article

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