Physical characterisation of microform bed cluster refugia in 12 headwater streams, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-422

  Biggs, Barry J F ^a   Duncan, Maurice J ^a   Francoeur, Steven N ^a   Meyer, William D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Disturbance; Invertebrates; Periphyton; Refugia; Sediment transport; Sediments; Stream ecology; Stream geomorphology; Streambed stability

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; FLOODING; HEADWATER STREAM; MICROFORM BED CLUSTER; REFUGIA;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0031428070     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1997.9516775     Document Type: Article

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