Prediction of benthic macroinvertebrate composition using microhabitat characteristics derived from stereo photography

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 621-633

  Evans, Lisa J ^a   Norris, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT; STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030616626     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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