Links between anthropogenic perturbations and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Afromontane forest streams in Uganda

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 563, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 231-245

  Kasangaki, Aventino ^a   Babaasa, Dennis ^a   Efitre, Jackson ^b   McNeilage, Alastair ^a   Bitariho, Robert ^a  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b 223 Bartram Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; East Africa; Lotic systems; Macroinvertebrates; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

DISTURBANCE; EAST AFRICA; LOTIC SYSTEMS; MACROINVERTEBRATES;

MICROORGANISMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; CONDUCTIVITY; MONITORING; STREAM; TRANSPARENCY;

AFRICA; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HIRUDINIDA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 33646706104     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-0009-8     Document Type: Article

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