Factors affecting macroinvertebrate richness and diversity in portuguese streams: A two-scale analysis

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-164

  Graça, Manuel A S ^a   Pinto, Paulo ^b   Cortes, Rui ^c   Coimbra, Nuno ^a   Oliveira, Simone ^c   Morais, Manuela ^b   Carvalho, Maria João ^a   Malo, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diversity; Macroinvertebrates; Organic matter; Substratum; Taxa richness

Indexed keywords

MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 24744431893     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200310705     Document Type: Article

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