Longitudinal changes in macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Meuse River: Anthropogenic effects versus natural change

River Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-211

  Usseglio Polatera, Philippe ^a,b   Beisel, Jean Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Biological traits; Macroinvertebrates; Meuse River; Physical habitat; Regulated river; River continuum; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036315311     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.651     Document Type: Article

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