Spatial patterns of macroinvertebrate diversity in New Zealand springbrooks and rhithral streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 768-786

  Barquín, José ^a,b   Death, Russell G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Dispersal; Disturbance; Diversity; Habitat stability; Regional species pool; Species richness; Spring fed streams

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PH; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES POOL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPRING WATER; STREAMWATER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845321938     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)025[0768:SPOMDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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