Temporal and spatial patterns in stream physicochemistry and insect assemblages in tropical lowland streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-125

  Ramírez, Alonso ^a,c   Pringle, Catherine M ^a   Douglas, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Benthos; Costa Rica; Discharge; Disturbance; Geothermally modified groundwater; Invertebrates; pH; Phosphorus; Physicochemistry; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; FOREST; GROUNDWATER; INSECT; STREAM; TROPICAL REGION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645656031     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[108:TASPIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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