Ecosystem development of streams lengthened by rapid glacial recession

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 185, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 235-246

  Robinson, C T ^a,b   Thompson, C ^c   Freestone, M ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Western Wyoming Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine stream; Climate change; Colonization; Glacial recession; Macroinvertebrates; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MELTWATER; ORGANIC MATTER; PERIPHYTON; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM CHANNEL; SUCCESSION; VALLEY GLACIER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

GRAUBUNDEN; MORTERATSCH GLACIER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84913586805     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/fal/2014/0667     Document Type: Article

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