Macroinvertebrate diets reflect tributary inputs and turbidity-driven changes in food availability in the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 397-410

  Wellard Kelly, Holly A ^a   Rosi Marshall, Emma J ^a   Kennedy, Theodore A ^b   Hall Jr , Robert O ^c   Cross, Wyatt F ^d   Baxter, Colden V ^e  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

algal and terrestrial organic matter; food webs; macroinvertebrate diets; regulated rivers; resource composition

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DIET; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; GLEN CANYON DAM; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 84882263195     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-088.1     Document Type: Article

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