Measuring stream macroinvertebrate responses to gradients of vegetation cover: When is enough enough?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1447-1464

  Death, Russell G ^a   Collier, Kevin J ^b,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Catchment management; Land use; Riparian; Stream macroinvertebrate communities; Stream restoration; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 77954616142     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02233.x     Document Type: Article

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