Composition and temporal changes in macroinvertebrate communities of intermittent streams in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-125

  Storey, Richard G ^a   Quinn, John M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic; Colonisation; Community composition; Temporary pools

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; FLY; HEADWATER; OSTRACOD; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; HAWKES BAY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANNELIDA; CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI; CHIRONOMIDAE; COPEPODA; EPHEMEROPTERA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTRACODA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 42949161557     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330809509941     Document Type: Article

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