Effects of extreme low flows on freshwater shrimps in a perennial tropical stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1199-1206

  Covich, A P ^a,e   Crowl, T A ^b   Scatena, F N ^c,d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atyidae; Drought; Habitat contraction; Pool morphology; Reproduction; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT LOSS; LOW FLOW;

PUERTO RICO;

ATYA; ATYA LANIPES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; XIPHOCARIS;

EID: 0037899143     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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