Influence of substrate embeddedness and canopy cover on the distribution of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) in tropical rivers

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-292

  Hamid, Suhaila Abdul ^a   Rawi, Che Salmah Md ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

canopy cover; embeddedness; EPT; headwater; Malaysian Peninsula

Indexed keywords

ECNOMUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; GANONEMA; HYDROPSYCHE; KAMIMURIA; MACROSTEMUM; NEOPERLA; PLECOPTERA; SETODES; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84858034730     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: 17444152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650424.2011.640940     Document Type: Article

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