Spatial heterogeneity reduces temporal variability in stream insect communities

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 316-325

  Brown, Bryan L ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Community structure; Refugia; Species richness; Statistical averaging; Stream; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HETEROGENEITY; INSECT; REFUGE; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037398194     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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