Distribution and species composition of macroinvertebrates in the hyporheic zone of bed sediment

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-140

  Xu, Meng zhen ^a   Wang, Zhao yin ^a   Pan, Bao zhu ^b   Zhao, Na ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGJIANG RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Bed sediment; Colonization; Hyporheic zone; Macroinvertebrate vertical distribution; Mountain stream

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863558776     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(12)60022-5     Document Type: Article

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