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The role of disturbance in stream ecology

We define disturbance in stream ecosystems to be: any relatively discrete event in time that is characterized by a frequency, intensity, and severity outside a predictable range, and that disrupts ecosystem, community, or population structure and…

Author(s): Vincent H. Resh, Arthur V. Brown, Alan P. Covich, Martin E. Gurtz, Hiram Li, G. Wayne Minshall, Seth R. Reice, Andrew L. Sheldon, J. Bruce Wallace, Robert C. Wissmar

Year Published: 1988

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The role of disturbance in stream ecology

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