Effects of gravel augmentation on macroinvertebrate assemblages in a regulated California river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-74

  Merz, Joseph E ^a,b   Chan, Leigh K Ochikubo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Gravel; Macroinvertebrates; Physical habitat; River enhancement; Salmon; Spawning; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; MOKELUMNE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 12844259544     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.819     Document Type: Article

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