The response of invertebrates in moss and in gravel to water level fluctuations in a Québec stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-43

  Cattaneo, Antonella ^a   Cloutier, Louise ^a   Méthot, Ginette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Depth; Exposure; Periphyton; Water level fluctuation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GRAVEL; INVERTEBRATE; MOSS; WATER LEVEL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FONTINALIS; FONTINALIS DALECARLICA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 4944249639     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0161-0021     Document Type: Article

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