Effects of environmental factors and predation on benthic communities in headwater streams

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-429

  Nicola, Graciela G ^a   Almodóvar, Ana ^b   Elvira, Benigno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community structure; Fish predation; Macroinvertebrates; Microhabitat; Upland streams; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH BIOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEADWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77956774454     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-010-0145-8     Document Type: Article

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