The contribution of subsurface invertebrates to benthic density and biomass in a gravel stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-191

  Stead, T K ^a   Schmid Araya, J M ^a   Hildrew, A G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Hyporheic zone; Interstitial fauna; Meiofauna

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; GRAVEL BED STREAM; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA;

EID: 3042648969     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0160-0171     Document Type: Article

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