Linking scales of flow variability to lotic ecosystem structure and function

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 283-298

  Biggs, Barry J F ^a   Nikora, Vladimir I ^a   Snelder, Ton H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Disturbance; Ecohydrology; River ecosystems; Scaling; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 15544390374     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.847     Document Type: Article

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