Response of stream macroinvertebrates in flow refugia and high-scour areas to a series of floods: a reciprocal replacement study

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 750-760

  Fuller, Randall L ^a   Griego, Carrie ^a   Muehlbauer, Jeffrey D ^b   Dennison, Jaime ^a   Doyle, Martin W ^b,c  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Floods; Flow refugia; Macroinvertebrates; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EPHEMEROPTERA; ISONYCHIA; MACROSTEMUM; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 80855138900     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-107.1     Document Type: Article

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