Effects of flow fluctuations on the daily and seasonal drift of invertebrates in a tropical river

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-177

  Castro, Diego M P ^a   Hughes, Robert M ^a,b   Callisto, Marcos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Dams; Flow changes; Hydropeaking

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DAM; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; FLOW PATTERN; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 84883065526     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2013051     Document Type: Article

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