Linking productivity, biodiversity and habitat of benthic stream macroinvertebrate communities: Potential complications of worldwide and regional patterns

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 428-451

  Statzner, Bernhard ^a   Lévêque, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Allometric relations; Body size; Habitat extent; P B rate; Secondary production

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPUTATION THEORY; ECOSYSTEMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ALLOMETRY; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PATTERN; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 34548487796     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200610983     Document Type: Article

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