Annual and spatial variation for macroinvertebrates in the Upper Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-54

  Battle, Juliann M ^a   Jackson, John K ^a   Sweeney, Bernard W ^a  

^a STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Functional feeding group; Hexagenia; Large rivers; Macroinvertebrates; Upper Mississippi River

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIKE; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY; ILLINOIS; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; MISSOURI; MISSOURI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; HYDROPSYCHE; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); POTAMYIA FLAVA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 34047123212     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0039     Document Type: Article

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