Scale-specific effects of sediment burial on benthic macroinvertebrate communities

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-81

  Ciesielka, Iwona K ^a   Bailey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; SEDIMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

EID: 0035117254     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2001.9663790     Document Type: Article

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