Influence of flow variability on macroinvertebrate assemblages in an intermittent stream of semi-arid Brazil

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-40

  Rocha, L G ^a   Medeiros, E S F ^b   Andrade, H T A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Intermittent stream; Macroinvertebrate community; Semi arid stream

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LARVA; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; STREAMFLOW; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861332371     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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