Interactive effects of darter predation and elevated discharge on macroinvertebrates of a gulf coast stream

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-354

  Rakocinski, Chet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE; DARTER; PREDATION; RIVER DISCHARGE;

GULF COAST; USA;

ANHINGIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030923551     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663544     Document Type: Article

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