Effects of pine plantations on structural and functional attributes of forested streams

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-155

  Martínez, Aingeru ^a   Larrañaga, Aitor ^a   Pérez, Javier ^a   Descals, Enrique ^b   Basaguren, Ana ^a   Pozo, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Decomposition; Fungal colonization; Macroinvertebrates; Pinus radiata

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACRO INVERTEBRATES; FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GLUTINOSA; MACROINVERTEBRATES; PINUS RADIATA; PROCESSING CAPACITIES; TROPHIC INTERACTIONS;

DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGY;

FORESTRY;

BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; HEADWATER; LAND USE CHANGE; LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RIPARIAN FOREST; STREAMWATER;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; DECAY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 84883669626     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.024     Document Type: Article

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