Current velocity and habitat patchiness shape stream herbivore movement

Oikos

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 358-368

  Hoffman, Aaron L ^a   Olden, Julian D ^a   Monroe, Jeremy B ^a   LeRoy Poff, N ^a   Wellnitz, Todd ^a   Wiens, John A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CADDISFLY; CURRENT VELOCITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HERBIVORE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MOVEMENT; PATCHINESS; SNAIL; STREAM BED;

AGAPETUS; AGAPETUS BOULDERENSIS; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; GASTROPODA; GLOSSOSOMATIDAE; PHYSA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 33750050813     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14675.x     Document Type: Article

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