Multiscale variation in the functional composition of stream macroinvertebrate communities in low-order mountain streams

Limnetica

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 245-250

  Boyero, Luz ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional feeding groups; Macroinvertebrates; Spatial scales

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SCALE EFFECT; STREAM;

EID: 28544435655     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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