Macroinvertebrate diversity in fragmented Alpine streams: Implications for freshwater conservation

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 454-464

  Monaghan, Michael T ^a,b,c,d   Robinson, Christopher T ^a,b   Spaak, Piet ^a,b   Ward, James V ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Biodiversity; Dispersal; Ephemeroptera; Habitat fragmentation; Nestedness; Species traits

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOUNTAIN STREAM;

DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 28844478806     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-005-0787-0     Document Type: Article

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