Benthic Invertebrate Fauna, Small Streams

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 173-190

  Wallace, J Bruce ^a   Eggert, S L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Biodiversity; Detritus; Food web; Functional feeding group; Headwater stream; Organic matter; Periphyton; Riparian linkage; River continuum; River network; Secondary production; Stream loss; Upstream downstream connection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957243268     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370626-3.00163-0     Document Type: Chapter

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