Effects of hydropower-induced flow perturbations on mayfly (Ephemeroptera) richness and abundance in north Swedish river rapids

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-158

  Malmqvist, Björn ^a   Englund, Göran ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ephemeroptera; flow stress; hydropower; rivers; species richness; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLOW PERTURBATION; FLOW STRESS; HYDROPOWER; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

BAETIS RHODANI; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE;

EID: 0030301813     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00018118     Document Type: Article

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