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Effects Of Roadway-Related Physical And Chemical Habitat Alterations On Stream Ecosystems, Thomas Stuart Woodcock
Effects Of Roadway-Related Physical And Chemical Habitat Alterations On Stream Ecosystems, Thomas Stuart Woodcock
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Roadways are an important feature of both rural and urban landscapes, and disturbances associated with them have a variety of effects on stream ecosystems. Organisms may be differentially affected by toxic substances, depending on such factors as sediment and water chemistry, toxin bioavailability, uptake and elimination processes, and tolerance mechanisms. The effects of heavy metal pollution and habitat alteration related to urbanization and industry were examined along a gradient of impact in Goosefare Brook, a small stream in southern Maine with a history of water quality impahlent. The structure of invertebrate assemblages changed significantly along the gradient, and were related …