Impact of exotic rainbow trout on the benthic macroinvertebrate community from Andean-Patagonian headwater streams

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-154

  Buria, Leonardo ^a   Albariño, Ricardo ^a   Villanueva, Verónica Díaz ^a   Modenutti, Beatriz ^a   Balseiro, Esteban ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andean Patagonian headwaters; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biological invasion; Functional feeding groups; Salmonids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SALMONID; STREAM;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

HYALELLA CURVISPINA; INVERTEBRATA; KLAPOPTERYX KUSCHELI; METAMONIUS ANCEPS; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34848898736     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0145     Document Type: Article

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