Benthic invertebrates structure in wetlands of a tributary of the middle Parana River (Argentina) affected by hydrologic and anthropogenic disturbances

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-348

  Marchese, Mercedes R ^a,b   Rodriguez, Alba R ^c   Pave, Paola J ^a   Carignano, Maria R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^c Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chromium; Invertebrate assemblages; Parana River tributary; Wetland floodplain

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; CHROMIUM; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOODPLAIN; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; TRIBUTARY; WATER COLUMN; WETLAND;

ANNELID WORM; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROLOGY; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; REJUVENATION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER SAMPLING; WETLAND;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; PARANA RIVER; SALADO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 45149125550     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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