Determination of Serio River (Lombardy, Italy) ecosystem dynamics using macroinvertebrate functional traits

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-240

  Canobbio, S ^a   Mezzanotte, V ^a   Benvenuto, F ^a   Siotto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Benthic invertebrates; Freshwater ecosystem attributes; Functional groups; River restoration

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INSECT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VOLTINISM;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; SERIO RIVER;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953304117     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000903183600     Document Type: Article

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