Stream regulation by small dams affects benthic macroinvertebrate communities: From structural changes to functional implications

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 711, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-42

  Martínez, Aingeru ^a   Larrañaga, Aitor ^a   Basaguren, Ana ^a   Pérez, Javier ^a   Mendoza Lera, Clara ^b   Pozo, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Ecosystem functioning; Functional diversity; Headwater streams; Small dams

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DAM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOW REGULATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; HEADWATER; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

SPAIN;

ALNUS;

EID: 84876846269     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1459-z     Document Type: Article

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