Submerged rootmats: A mesohabitat harboring a distinct insect community in ozark streams

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 431-440

  Wood, Diane L ^a   Sites, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INSECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM;

OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

INSECTA;

EID: 0036742091     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2002.9663917     Document Type: Article

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