The influence of forestry on acidification and recovery: Insights from long-term hydrochemical and invertebrate data

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 37, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 317-329

  Malcolm, I A ^a   Gibbins, C N ^b   Fryer, R J ^a   Keay, J ^a   Tetzlaff, D ^b   Soulsby, C ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Chemistry; Freshwater; Invertebrates; Recovery; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOLOGICAL RECOVERIES; FRESHWATER; INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES; INVERTEBRATES; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINUM; CATCHMENTS; CHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PH; TIMBER; WATER;

RECOVERY;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOINDICATOR; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INVERTEBRATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MOORLAND; PH; STREAMWATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES;

ACIDIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; INDICATORS; RECOVERY; WATER;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84890123201     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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