Short-term effects of defoliation by gypsy moth larvae on Appalachian headwater streams in Virginia

This field study investigated the short-term effects of riparian defoliation by gypsy moth larvae on three aspects of headwater stream ecology, water quality, benthic macroinvertebrate community structure, and benthic macroinvertebrate function (expressed as secondary production). The experimental d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, Brett Douglas
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42426
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05022009-040749/