Effect of substrate stability and canopy cover on stream invertebrate communities

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 537-545

  Death, Russell G ^a   Zimmermann, Erna M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community structure; Cover; Disturbance; Diversity; Macroinvertebrates; Periphyton; Substrate stability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; PERIPHYTON; SHADING; STREAM; SUBSTRATE; ZOOBENTHOS;

NEW ZEALAND;

BERAEOPTERA RORIA; COLOBURISCUS HUMERALIS; DELEATIDIUM; DIAMESINAE; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOCLADIINAE;

EID: 0036768946     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2002.9517109     Document Type: Article

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