A comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages among different types of alpine streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2087-2100

  Hieber, Mäggi ^a   Robinson, Christopher T ^b   Uehlinger, Urs ^b   Ward, J V ^b,c  

^a Ecovia   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glacial; Habitat filters; Kryal; Lake outlet; Rhithral; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSECT; LAKE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; TUNDRA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; INSECTA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 33745194835     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01460.x     Document Type: Article

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