Small-scale macroinvertebrate distribution in a riffle of a Neotropical rainforest stream (Río Bartola, Nicaragua)

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-257

  Fenoglio, S ^a   Bo, T ^b   Cucco, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b ARPA Alessandria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Micro distribution; Nicaragua; Riffle; Stream invertebrates

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846020172     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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