Invertebrate responses to stepwise and abrupt increases in non-scouring flow: The role of refugia

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-187

  Imbert, J Bosco ^a,b   Perry, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLOW PATTERN; GRAVEL BED STREAM; HABITAT USE; INVERTEBRATE; REFUGE;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032758340     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/146/1999/167     Document Type: Article

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