The macroinvertebrate communities of two contrasting Norwegian glacial rivers in relation to environmental variables

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1723-1736

  Brittain, John E ^a   Saltveit, Svein J ^a   Castella, Emmanuel ^b   Bogen, Jim ^c   Bønsnes, Truls E ^c   Blakar, Inggard ^d   Bremnes, Trond ^a   Haug, Ingrid ^a   Velle, Gaute ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental variables; Glacial rivers; Macroinvertebrates; Ordination

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORDINATION; RIVER;

NORWAY;

DIAMESINAE; ORTHOCLADIINAE;

EID: 0035684691     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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