Geometry of biodiversity patterning: Assemblages of benthic macroinvertebrates at tributary confluences

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-54

  Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Wallis, Elizabeth ^a,b   Lake, P Sam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecology; Channel morphology; Confluence; Habitat heterogeneity; South eastern Australia

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CONFLUENCE; GEOMETRY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ACHERON RIVER; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 79651473775     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-010-9322-z     Document Type: Article

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