Do hydraulic units define macroinvertebrate assemblages in mountain streams of central Argentina?

Limnologica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-336

  Principe, Romina E ^a   Raffaini, Graciela B ^a   Gualdoni, Cristina M ^a   Oberto, Ana M ^a   Corigliano, Maria C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthos; Diversity and abundance patterns; Habitat; Hydraulic units; Macroinvertebrate assemblages; Stream

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEDROCK; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; HYDRAULICS; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 36048976973     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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