The effect of a headwater dam on the use of leaf bags by invertebrate communities

River Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 577-591

  Casas, J J ^a   Zamora Munoz C ^b   Archila, F ^b   Alba Tercedor, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional feeding groups; Gut contents; Headwater dam; Invertebrates; Leaf breakdown; Serial discontinuity concept

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

DAM; DECOMPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; RESERVOIR;

EID: 0034535891     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1646(200011/12)16:6<577::aid-rrr587>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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