Hydraulic habitat and the assemblage structure of stream benthic microcrustacea

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 562-575

  Robertson, Anne L ^a   Lancaster, Jill ^b   Belyea, Lisa R ^c   Hildrew, Alan G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Cyclopoida; Disturbance; Harpacticoida; Iotic microcrustacea; Meiofauna; Stream hydraulics

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGE; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CRUSTACEAN ASSEMBLAGE;

CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOPOIDA; HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 0030984390     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468144     Document Type: Article

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