Effects of bottom sediment restoration on interstitial habitat characteristics and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a headwater stream

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 815-828

  Sarriquet, P E ^a   Bordenave, P ^b   Marmonier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Drought; Hyporheic zone; River; Sediment clogging

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BENTHOS; GRAIN SIZE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POREWATER; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36349011894     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1013     Document Type: Article

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