Where a springhead becomes a springbrook - A regional zonation of springs

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-48

  Von Fumetti, S ^a,b   Nagel, P ^a,b   Baltes, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Biogeography ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Classification; Stream invertebrates; Streams

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; ZONATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34848894518     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0037     Document Type: Article

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