Effects of flow on meiofauna colonization in artificial streams and reference sites within the Illinois River, Arkansas

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 571, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-180

  Smith, Freese ^a,b   Brown, Arthur V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial streams; Benthic; Colonization; Drift; Meiofauna; Stream

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

ARTIFICIAL STREAMS; BENTHIC; COLONIZATION; DRIFT; MEIOFAUNA;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIEL VARIATION; FLOW PATTERN; MEIOFAUNA; PLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM;

ILLINOIS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COPEPODA; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33748886852     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0237-6     Document Type: Article

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