Response of macroinvertebrate and diatom communities to human-induced physical alteration in mountain streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1068-1081

  Bona, Francesca ^a   Falasco, Elisa ^a   Fenoglio, Stefano ^b   Iorio, Luca ^a   Badino, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotic indices; Diatoms; Macroinvertebrates; RHS; River habitat modification; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; WATER QUALITY; WATER UPTAKE;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 58349101623     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1110     Document Type: Article

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