Resistance of aquatic insects to a low-flow disturbance: Exploring a trait-based approach

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 346-356

  Walters, Annika W ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biological traits; drought; macroinvertebrates; water diversion

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DROUGHT; FLOW PATTERN; INSECT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PREDATOR; RIVER FLOW; SIZE AT MATURITY;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955107813     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-041.1     Document Type: Article

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