Small but mighty: Headwaters are vital to stream network biodiversity at two levels of organization

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 963-980

  Finn, Debra S ^a,b,e   Bonada, Núria ^c   Múrria, Cesc ^c,d   Hughes, Jane M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beta diversity; biodiversity; community ecology; conservation; genetic diversity; headwater streams; population genetics; species diversity; stream network

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DATA SET; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HEADWATER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAMWATER;

EID: 80054796745     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-012.1     Document Type: Article

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