Modifying living space: An experimental study of the influences of vegetation on aquatic invertebrate community structure

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 618, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-173

  Burdett, Ayesha S ^a,b   Watts, Robyn J ^a,c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial vegetation; Bottom up; Food abundance; Microhabitat; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; ROCK MECHANICS; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; ARTIFICIAL VEGETATION; BOTTOM-UP; CHIRONOMIDS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FOOD ABUNDANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITIES; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; GROUND CONTROLS; GROUND TREATMENTS; HIGH WATERS; INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; LEAF LITTERS; MESOCOSMS; MICROHABITAT; NATURAL VEGETATIONS; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES;

VEGETATION;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; FOOD LIMITATION; FOOD QUALITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MESOCOSM; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER QUALITY;

CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 57649201279     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9573-z     Document Type: Article

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