Flow-related disturbances in forested and agricultural rivers: Influences on benthic macroinvertebrates

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-232

  Li, Fengqing ^a   Cai, Qinghua ^a   Jiang, Wanxiang ^a   Qu, Xiaodong ^a   Jia, Xinghuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrate; Community composition; Flood; Land use type; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; FLASH FLOOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER; TAXONOMY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84862675877     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201111458     Document Type: Article

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