Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in small streams along a gradient of flow permanence

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 651-669

  Feminella, Jack W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; aquatic insects; community; disturbance; hydrology; invertebrates; lotic; permanence; riffles; streams; temporary habitats

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030465309     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467814     Document Type: Article

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