Effects of riparian forest harvest on streams: A meta-analysis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1712-1721

  Richardson, John S ^a   Béraud, Salomé ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Forestry; Macroinvertebrates; Organic matter; Riparian

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84912575319     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12332     Document Type: Article

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