Response of the flora and macroinvertebrate fauna of a chalk stream site to changes in management

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 894-911

  Wright, John F ^a   Clarke, R T ^a   Gunn, R J M ^a   Winder, J M ^a   Kneebone, N T ^a   Davy Bowker, J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk streams; Macroinvertebrates; Macrophytes; Management; Trout fishery

Indexed keywords

MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; RIPARIA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037545605     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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