Hydrodynamic and morphologic effects on the benthic invertebrate ecology along a meander bend of a large river (Paraguay River, Argentina-Paraguay)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 233-243

  Blettler, Martín C M ^a   Amsler, Mario L ^a   Ezcurra De Drago, Inés ^a   Drago, Edmundo C ^a   Paira, Aldo R ^a   Espinola, Luis A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Ecology; Hydrodynamic conditions; Large river; Meander bend

Indexed keywords

BED SEDIMENTS; BED SHEAR STRESSS; BENTHIC FAUNAS; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; CROSS SECTION; ECO-HYDROLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC ENERGY; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES; LARGE RIVERS; LOWER DENSITY; MEANDER BEND; PARAGUAY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER REHABILITATION; SCOUR HOLES;

ECOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKES; PIPELINE BENDS;

RIVERS;

BENTHOS; BIOTOPE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOHYDROLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INVERTEBRATE; MEANDER; MORPHODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SCOUR; SHEAR STRESS;

ARGENTINA; PARAGUAY RIVER;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860500015     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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