The benthic community of stream riffles in newfoundland, Canada and its relationship to selected physical and chemical parameters

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-121

  Clarke, K D ^a   Scruton, D A ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTROPODA; HEPTAGENIA;

EID: 0030950108     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663514     Document Type: Article

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