Species and function lost: Role of drought in structuring stream communities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 176, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-38

  Atkinson, Carla L ^a   Julian, Jason P ^b   Vaughn, Caryn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; South central US; Species traits; Unionid

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901839538     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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