The effect of substrate texture on colonization by stream macroinvertebrates

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-218

  Boyero, L ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonization; Gravel; Macroinvertebrates; Patches; Spatial heterogeneity; Stones

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; SUBSTRATE; TEXTURE;

EID: 0141428784     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2003017     Document Type: Article

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