Effects of flow reduction and spillways on the composition and structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a Brazilian river reach;Efeitos da redução de vazão e construção de soleiras vertentes sobre a composição e estrutura de comunidades de macroinvertebrados bentônicos em um trecho de rio Brasileiro

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 639-651

  Maroneze, D M ^a   Tupinambas T H ^a   Franca J S ^a   Callisto, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthrophic impacts; Benthic; Dams; Reduced flow; Spillways

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTA; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER; SEASON; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ABLABESMYIA; BIVALVIA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; DIPTERA; LEPTOCERIDAE; POLYCENTROPODIDAE; TANYTARSUS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 79960558973     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842011000400008     Document Type: Article

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