Benthic invertebrate distributions in the San Joaquin River, California, in relation to physical and chemical factors

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1051-1067

  Leland, Harry V ^a   Fend, Steven V ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CHEMISTRY; ZOOBENTHOS;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0031741601     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-316     Document Type: Article

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