Taxonomic and size structures of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in different habitats of tropical streams, Costa Rica

Zoological Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 525-534

  Principe, Romina E ^a  

^a Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Benthos; Community structure; Lotic ecosystem; Organism distribution; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956194685     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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