The distribution of macroinvertebrate assemblages in a reach of the River Allier (France), in relation to riverbed characteristics

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 571, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-76

  Beauger, A ^a   Lair, N ^a   Reyes Marchant, P ^a   Peiry, J L ^a  

^a Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Feeding habits; Large alluvial stream; Macroinvertebrates body size; Photographic analysis; Reference site; Riffles; Substrates

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MINERALS; OCEAN HABITATS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SUBSTRATES;

FEEDING HABITS; LARGE ALLUVIAL STREAM; MACROINVERTEBRATES BODY SIZE; PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; REFERENCE SITES; RIFFLES;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIVER BED; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TRANSITION ZONE;

ALLIER RIVER; AUVERGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-LOIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748907178     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0217-x     Document Type: Article

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