Scale and the detection of land-use effects on morphology, vegetation and macroinvertebrate communities of grassland streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 448-462

  Townsend, Colin R ^a   Downes, Barbara J ^b   Peacock, Kathi ^a   Arbuckle, Chris J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Otago Regional Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bedform; Catchment; Native tussock; Pasture; River geomorphology

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM BED;

BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 1842536351     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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