Benthic invertebrate assemblages and functional feeding groups in the Paraná River floodplain (Argentina)

Limnologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-171

  Zilli, Florencia Lucila ^a   Montalto, Luciana ^a   Marchese, Mercedes Rosa ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthos; Beta diversity; Functional feeding groups; Lateral dimension; Mesohabitats; Paran River

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIVERSITY INDEX; FLOODPLAIN; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PARANA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 42349095398     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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