Scale-related patterns in the spatial and environmental components of stream macroinvertebrate assemblage variation

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-159

  Mykrä, Heikki ^a,c   Heino, Jani ^b   Muotka, Timo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Environmental gradients; Geographical extent; Macro invertebrates; Spatial patterns; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847235716     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2006.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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