Multi-scale assessment of macroinvertebrate richness and composition in Mediterranean-climate rivers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 772-788

  Bonada, Núria ^a   Rieradevall, Maria ^a   Dallas, Helen ^b   Davis, Jenny ^c   Day, Jenny ^b   Figueroa, Ricardo ^d   Resh, Vincent H ^e   Prat, Narcís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Local composition; Macrohabitat scale; Macroinvertebrate structure; Mediterranean regions; Reach scale; Regional composition; Temporary rivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549100436     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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