Using hierarchy to select scales of measurement in multiscale studies of stream macroinvertebrate assemblages

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-170

  Parsons, Melissa ^a,b   Thoms, Martin C ^a   Norris, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Hierarchy theory; Holons; River systems; Spatial scaling

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 2942627861     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2004)023<0157:UHTSSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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