Colonization by macroinvertebrates of experimentally disturbed stones in three tropical streams differing in size

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-325

  Melo, Adriano Sanches ^a,b,c   Froehlich, Claudio Gilberto ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Brazil; Community structure; Disturbance; Recolonization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; COLONIZATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 24744467607     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200310702     Document Type: Article

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