Experimental effects of sediment deposition on the structure and function of macroinvertebrate assemblages in temperate streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-267

  Larsen, S ^a   Pace, G ^b   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Insects; Invertebrates; Life history traits; Nestedness; Rivers

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NESTEDNESS; SEDIMENTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER;

UNITED KINGDOM; USK RIVER; WALES;

BAETIS RHODANI; ECDYONURUS; EPHEMERELLA IGNITA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEUCTRA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 79551618771     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1361     Document Type: Article

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