Invertebrate distribution across nested geomorphic features in braided-river landscapes

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1188-1204

  Capderrey, C ^a   Datry, T ^b   Foulquier, A ^c   Claret, C ^d   Malard, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UR MALY   (France)

^d AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic and hyporheic invertebrates; Braided rivers; Geomorphology; Groundwater surface water interactions; Hyporheic zone; Particulate organic carbon; Stream hierarchy; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRAIDED RIVER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INVERTEBRATE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VALLEY; ZOOBENTHOS;

FRANCE; RHONE RIVER;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84888272169     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-188.1     Document Type: Article

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