Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in conservation of rivers and streams

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 573-578

  Moulton, Timothy P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Biodiversity; Leaf decomposition; Neotropical streams; Stream functioning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RIVER; STREAM;

EID: 0032762424     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199911/12)9:6<573::AID-AQC378>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Review

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