Species traits in relation to temporal and spatial heterogeneity in streams: A test of habitat templet theory

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 367-387

  Townsend, Colin R ^a   Dolédec, Sylvain ^b   Scarsbrook, Mike R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HABITAT TEMPLATE; MACROBENTHOS; REFUGIUM;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, TAIERI RIVER;

EID: 0030618963     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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