Lentic macroinvertebrate assemblage structure along gradients in spatial heterogeneity, habitat size and water chemistry

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 229-242

  Heino, Jani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Freshwater macroinvertebrates; Functional feeding groups; Habitat heterogeneity; Littoral; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

FINLAND;

EID: 0034650127     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003969217686     Document Type: Article

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