Correspondence between stream macroinvertebrate assemblages and 4 ecoregions of the southeastern USA

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 442-461

  Feminella, J W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Benthic invertebrates; Classification; Community; Ecoregion; Lotic; Riffles; Southeastern USA; Streams

Indexed keywords

ECOREGION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STREAM;

(SOUTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0033786225     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468106     Document Type: Article

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