Benthic invertebrates in the headwaters of the Wye and Severn: Effects of forestry and clear-felling

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 549-556

  Gee, John H R ^a   Smith, Barbara D ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEUCTRIDAE; MOLLUSCA; NEMOURIDAE; PHILOPOTAMIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0001003366     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-1-549-1997     Document Type: Article

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