Effects of suspended sediment and desiccation on the benthic tailwater community in the Colorado River, USA

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 357, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 63-72

  Shaver, Michael L ^a   Shannon, Joseph P ^a   Wilson, Kevin P ^a   Benenati, Peggy L ^a   Blinn, Dean W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Cladophora; Desiccation; Macroinvertebrates; Regulated rivers; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESICCATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

USA, ARIZONA, COLORADO RIVER;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLADOPHORA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; OSCILLATORIA;

EID: 0031578693     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003174517396     Document Type: Article

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