Macroinvertebrate distribution in a reach of a north temperate eastern Canadian river: Relative importance of detritus, substrate and flow

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-114

  Eedy, R I ^a,b   Giberson, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Detritus; Hydraulics; Spatial variation; Substrate size

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DETRITUS; HYDRAULICS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSTRATE; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

ALGAE; ANTOCHA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; ELMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; OPTIOSERVUS; PLECOPTERA; SIMULIIDAE; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 34848864975     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0101     Document Type: Article

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