Effects of interstitial refugia and current velocity on growth of the amphipod Gammarus pulex Linnaeus

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 656-663

  Franken, Rob J M ^a   Batten, Steven ^a   Beijer, John A J ^a   Gardeniers, Jean J P ^a   Scheffer, Marten ^a   Peeters, Edwin T H M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Interstitial space; Multifactorial; Stream ecology; stress; Substrate

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BASEFLOW; BENTHOS; CURRENT VELOCITY; FEEDING; FLOW VELOCITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GRAVEL; GROWTH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REFUGIUM; STREAM CHANNEL; SUBSTRATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33747606288     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[656:EOIRAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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