Downstream changes in spring-fed stream invertebrate communities: The effect of increased temperature range?

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages 134-146

  Barquín, José ^a   Death, Russell G ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversity; Freshwater springs; Longitudinal patterns; Thermal constancy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; PERIPHYTON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLOBURISCUS HUMERALIS; DELEATIDIUM; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYDRAENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PYCNOCENTRIA; PYCNOCENTRODES; TRICHOPTERA; ZELOLESSICA;

EID: 79951627352     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3274/JL11-70-S1-10     Document Type: Article

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