Drift and benthic population structure of the mayfly Rhithrogena semicolorata (Heptageniidae) under natural and hydropeaking conditions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 519, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 127-133

  Cereghino R ^a   Legalle, M ^a   Lavandier, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Biomass; Density; Drift; Ephemeroptera; Hydropeaking; Population structure

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STREAM FLOW;

LARVAE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

INSECT CONTROL;

BIOLOGICAL DRIFT; MAYFLY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STREAM; STREAMFLOW;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHITHROGENA;

EID: 3442894560     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000026499.53979.69     Document Type: Article

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