Macroinvertebrate assemblages of an Andean high-altitude tropical stream: The importance of season and flow

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 667-685

  Ríos Touma, Blanca ^a,b   Encalada, Andrea C ^b,c   Prat Fornells, Narcís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Current velocity; Disturbance; Highland streams; Seasonality; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CURRENT VELOCITY; DISTURBANCE; FLOW STABILITY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SEASONALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UPLAND REGION;

ANDES; ECUADOR;

EID: 83055169650     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201111342     Document Type: Article

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