Macroinvertebrate assemblages in perennial headwater streams of the Coastal Mountain range of Washington, U.S.A.

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 479, Issue , 2002, Pages 143-154

  Haggerty, Stephanie M ^a   Batzer, Darold P ^a   Jackson, C Rhett ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Crayfish; Functional feeding groups; Salamanders; Substrate baskets; Wood

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FISHERIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; SUBSTRATES; WATERSHEDS;

MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; SUBSTRATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036663033     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021034106832     Document Type: Article

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