Is fine sediment deposition a main driver for the composition of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 589-598

  Von Bertrab, Marta Gerta ^a   Krein, Andreas ^b   Stendera, Sonja ^a   Thielen, Frankie ^c   Hering, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^c Natur and Emwelt ^*  (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Aquatic biota; C N ratio; Organic matter; Small tributaries; Streambed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; AQUATIC BIOTA; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; C/N RATIO; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEPOSITED SEDIMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FINE SEDIMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; INORGANIC SEDIMENTS; LUXEMBOURG; MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; MACROINVERTEBRATES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN CONTENT; OXYGEN DEFICITS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; RUNNING WATERS; SMALL TRIBUTARIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION; STREAMBEDS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEPOSITS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

CARBON; DEPOSITION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUNOFF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM BED;

BELGIUM; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM];

EID: 84866065400     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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