Response of benthic invertebrate assemblages to varying drought conditions in the Po river (NW Italy)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-201

  Fenoglio, S ^a   Bo, T ^a   Cucco, M ^a   Malacarne, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine rivers; Droughts; Macroinvertebrates; Perennial lotic systems; Po river

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547795820     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701286696     Document Type: Article

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