Responses of benthic invertebrates to abrupt changes of temperature in flume simulations

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 678-691

  Carolli, M ^a   Bruno, M C ^a   Siviglia, A ^b   Maiolini, B ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial flumes; Drift; Hydropeaking; Stream temperature; Thermopeaking

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUME EXPERIMENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HYPOLIMNION; POLLUTION EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BAETIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 84863816189     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1520     Document Type: Article

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