Patchy resources in a heterogeneous environment: Effects of leaf litter and forest cover on colonisation patterns of invertebrates in a British Columbian stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-327

  Gjerløv, Charlotte ^a,b   Richardson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Fisherman's Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food limitation; Leaf colonization; Leaf packs; Microhabitat

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FOOD LIMITATION; FOREST COVER; HETEROGENEITY; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; MICROHABITAT; STREAM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 9644302990     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0161-0307     Document Type: Article

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