Factors affecting macroinvertebrate distribution in a mediterranean intermittent stream

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 641-647

  Fonnesu, Alessio ^a   Sabetta, Letizia ^b   Basset, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPHEMERAL STREAM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CAENIS LUCTUOSA; CHIRONOMINAE; DIAMESINAE; INVERTEBRATA; PROTONEMURA;

EID: 29744466045     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664786     Document Type: Article

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