The effect of continuous physical disturbance on mayflies of a tropical stream: An experimental approach

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 362, Issue , 1997, Pages 209-216

  Mathooko, Jude Mutuku ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Artificial disturbance; Biomass; Kenya; Mayfly; Stream; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAYFLY; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEDIMENT; STREAM;

KENYA, NARO MORU RIVER;

AFRONURUS; AFROPTILUM; AFROPTILUM SUDAFRICANUM; ANIMALIA; BAETIS; CAENIS; CHOROTERPES; EPHEMEROPTERA; EUTHRAULUS; NIGROBAETIS;

EID: 0031398853     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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