Hierarchical patterns of invertebrate assemblage structure in stony upland streams change with time and flow permanence

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 944-953

  Robson, B J ^a   Hogan, M ^a   Forrester, T ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intermittent streams; Nested ANOVA; Semi arid streams; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GRAMPIANS [VICTORIA]; OTWAY RANGE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 19744376813     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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