The effect of regulation caused by a Dam on the distribution of the functional feeding groups of the benthos in the sub Basin of the Grande River (San Luis, Argentina)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 201-209

  Vallania, Adriana ^a   Corigliano, Maria Del Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Feeding organization; Regulated stream

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS; SAMPLING;

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; FEEDING ORGANIZATION; REGULATED STREAM;

DAMS;

BENTHOS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOTA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDATOR; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; RIVER BASIN; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ARGENTINA; GRANDE RIVER; SAN LUIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847726209     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9218-5     Document Type: Article

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