The seasonal dynamics and persistence of stream macroinvertebrates in Nepal: Do monsoon floods represent disturbance?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 581-594

  Brewin, P A ^a   Buckton, S T ^a   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Himalayan streams; Land use; Macroinvertebrates; Monsoon

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISTURBANCE; FLOOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONSOON; PERSISTENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

NEPAL;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033836106     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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