Structure and composition of benthic macroinvertebrates of a tropical forest stream, River Nyamweru, western Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-77

  Tumwesigye, Charles ^a   Yusuf, S Kizito ^b   Makanga, Boniface ^b  

^a Uganda Institute of Ecology   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Abundance; Benthos; Continuum; Macroinvertebrates; River; Taxa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ZOOBENTHOS;

UGANDA;

EID: 0034064103     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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