Effects of flow regulation, basin characteristics and land-use on macroinvertebrate communities in a large arid Patagonian river

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1921-1943

  Miserendino, M Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Chlorophyll; Dam; Floods; Nutrients; Organic matter; Patagonia; River regulation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL A; FLOW REGULATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TURBIDITY;

ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; CHUBUT RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BOS; CHIRONOMIDAE; GASTROPODA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 67649207281     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9565-3     Document Type: Article

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