Temporal and spatial patterns of coarse particulate organic matter and macroinvertebrate distribution in a low-order apennine stream

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 539-547

  Fenoglio, Stefano ^a   Bo, Tiziano ^a   Agosta, Paolo ^a   Malacarne, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAM; ZOOBENTHOS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIGURIA; SASSELLO; SAVONA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 25144475368     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664769     Document Type: Article

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