Recolonization by benthic invertebrates after experimental disturbance in a Swiss prealpine river

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-248

  Matthaei, Christoph D ^b   Uehlinger, Urs ^b   Meyer, Elisabeth I ^a   Frutiger, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; MACROBENTHOS; PATCH DYNAMICS; RESILIENCE; RESISTANCE;

SWITZERLAND, NECKER RIVER;

DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; LEUCTRA; NEMOURIDAE; PLECOPTERA; RHITHROGENA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0029731886     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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