Distribution of macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Azul-Quemquemtreu river basin, Patagonia, Argentina

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 525-539

  Miserendino, M Laura ^a   Pizzolon, Lino A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Community; Discharge; Environmental variables; Macroinvertebrates; Patagonia; Rivers

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSTRATE;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; GRIPOPTERYGIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; MUS; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0345768481     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517187     Document Type: Article

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