The impact of aquatic macrophyte (Salix sp. and Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl.) removal on habitat conditions and macroinvertebrates of tufa barriers (Plitvice Lakes, Croatia)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 573, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 183-197

  Miliša, Marko ^a   Kepčija, Renata Matoničkin ^a   Radanović, Ines ^a   Ostojić, Ana ^a   Habdija, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Flow velocity; Karst; Macrophyte removal; Tufa barriers; Willows

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OCEAN HABITATS; REMOVAL; VELOCITY;

CROATIA; FLOW VELOCITY; KARST; MACROPHYTE REMOVAL; TUFA BARRIERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOW VELOCITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SAMPLER; TUFA;

CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CLADIUM MARISCUS; SALIX; SALIX SP.;

EID: 33750734673     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0271-4     Document Type: Article

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