Factors governing macrozoobenthic assemblages in perennial springs in north-western Switzerland

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 568, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 467-475

  Von Fumetti, S ^a   Nagel, P ^a   Scheifhacken, N ^b   Baltes, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discharge; Macrozoobenthic assemblages; Springs; Substrate; Typology

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPRINGS (WATER); SUBSTRATES;

DISCHARGE; MACROZOOBENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; SUBSTRATE; TYPOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY;

CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAUNA; MACROBENTHOS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPRING WATER; SUBSTRATE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33746793614     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0227-8     Document Type: Article

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