Trophic Ecology of Hyalella sp. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in a High Andes Headwater River with Travertine Deposits

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-285

  Acosta, Raúl ^a   Prat, Narcís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Gut content analysis; Polylepis; Shredders; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BRYOPHYTE; FEEDING; HABITAT TYPE; HEADWATER; INTRODUCED SPECIES; KARST HYDROLOGY; LEAF LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; STOMACH CONTENT; STREAMWATER; TRAVERTINE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANDES;

AMPHIPODA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CRUSTACEA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; HYALELLA; POLYLEPIS;

EID: 79959474439     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201111247     Document Type: Article

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