Longitudinal changes of macroinvertebrate communities along an Appalachian stream continuum

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 896-909

  Grubaugh, J W ^a,b   Wallace, J B ^a   Houston, E S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c Ecological Studies Field Operations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

USA, (SOUTHEAST), APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0030455712     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-247     Document Type: Article

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