Relation between flood pulse and functional composition of the macroinvertebrate benthic fauna in the lower Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil

Amazoniana

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 35-50

  Nessimian, J L ^a   Dorville L F M ^a   Sanseverino, A M ^a   Baptista, D F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Aquatic insects; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Flood Pulse Concept; Rio Negro; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039381917     PISSN: 00656755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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