Colonization by lentic macroinvertebrates: Evaluating colonization processes using artificial substrates and appraising applicability of the technique

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2425-2435

  Benoît, Hugues P ^a,c   Post, John R ^a   Parkinson, Eric A ^b   Johnston, N Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COLONIZATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 0032441075     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-125     Document Type: Article

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