Influence of substrate size, Cladophora, and caddisfly pupal cases on colonization of macroinvertebrates in Sagehen Creek, California

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-319

  Ellsworth, Steven D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Sierra Nevada College   (United States)

Author keywords

Anagapetus; Cladophora; Colonization; Habitat heterogeneity; Macroinvertebrates; Substrate size

Indexed keywords

ANAGAPETUS; BAETIS; CLADOPHORA; EPEORUS; HYDROPSYCHE OCCIDENTALIS; MICRASEMA BACTRO; RHYACOPHILA; SIMULIUM;

EID: 0034233486     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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