Effects of habitat structure on habitat use by Gammarus pulex in artificial streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-495

  Dahl, Jonas ^a   Greenberg, Larry ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; SCULPIN;

AMPHIPODA; COTTUS GOBIO; GAMMARUS PULEX;

EID: 0030303506     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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