Synergistic impacts of sediment contamination and dam presence on river functioning

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 320-336

  Colas, Fanny ^a   Baudoin, Jean Marc ^b   Danger, Michael ^a   Usseglio Polatera, Philippe ^a   Wagner, Philippe ^a   Devin, Simon ^a  

^a Nancy University   (France)

^b The French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments (ONEMA)   (France)

Author keywords

Biotraits; Breakdown rates; Ecological continuity; Macroinvertebrates; Multiple stressors

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84871997002     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12060     Document Type: Article

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