Catchment land-use effects on littoral macroinvertebrates in response to local habitat structure and trophic state

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-121

  McGoff, Elaine ^a   Sandin, Leonard ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Catchment land use pressure; Lake habitat alteration; Littoral macroinvertebrates; Macroinvertebrate community composition; Riparian zone; Substrate composition; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SUBSTRATE; TROPHIC STATUS;

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EID: 84870241235     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2012/0194     Document Type: Article

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