Influences of catchment and corridor imperviousness on urban stream macroinvertebrate communities at multiple spatial scales

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 664, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-50

  Collier, Kevin J ^a,b   Clements, Bryan L ^b  

^a Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Riparian; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GULLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HEADWATER; LAND COVER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIPARIAN ZONE; STORMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA; HAMILTON [VICTORIA]; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 79955800635     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0580-5     Document Type: Article

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