Macroinvertebrate community structure and biological traits related to flow permanence in a Mediterranean river network

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 589, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-106

  Bonada, Núria ^a,b   Rieradevall, Maria ^a   Prat, Narcís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Habitat; Mediterranean rivers; Natural disturbance; River habitat templet; Temporary rivers

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; RIVERS;

BIOLOGICAL TRAITS; MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; RIVER HABITAT TEMPLETS; TEMPORARY RIVERS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMFLOW;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEMIPTERA; ODONATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 34547136675     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0723-5     Document Type: Article

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