Scale dependent effects of productivity and disturbance on diversity in streams

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 283-295

  Tonkin, Jonathan D ^b   Death, Russell G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha; Assembly rules; Beta; Diversity; Gamma; Macroinvertebrate

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM BED; STREAMWATER;

HAWKES BAY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 84880019298     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2013/0402     Document Type: Article

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