The response of epibenthic rotifers and microcrustacean communities to flow manipulations in lowland rivers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 603, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-128

  Nielsen, D L ^a   Watson, G ^a  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lowland rivers; Microcrustaceans; Microfauna; Rotifers; Slackwater

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HYDROLOGY; MICROORGANISMS;

EPIBENTHIC ROTIFERS; MICROFAUNAL COMMUNITIES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CRUSTACEAN; DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RECOLONIZATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIVER FLOW; SPECIES RICHNESS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; ZOOBENTHOS;

ROTIFERA;

EID: 41049093040     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9251-6     Document Type: Article

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