An experimental test of the effects of inorganic sediment addition on benthic macroinvertebrates of a subtropical stream

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 321-329

  De Castro Vasconcelos, Márlon ^a   Melo, Adriano S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Disturbance; Erosion; Substrate

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATCHMENTS; EXPERIMENTS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BUSINESS MEDIA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DISTANCE-BASED; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FINE SAND; INORGANIC SEDIMENTS; LAND USE MANAGEMENT; MACRO INVERTEBRATES; MACRO-INVERTEBRATES; SAMPLING ARTIFACTS; SIZE CLASSES; SPECIES COMPOSITIONS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPRINGER (CO); STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; TERRESTRIAL SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSECT; LAND USE; SEDIMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 46749111380     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9447-4     Document Type: Article

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