Habitat and microhabitat distribution of stream insect communities of the Western Ghats

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 976-987

  Subramanian, K A ^a   Sivaramakrishnan, K G ^b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b THE MADURA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring tools; Habitat and microhabitat distribution; Stream insects; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 31744447402     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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