Spatial variation of structural and functional indicators in a large new zealand river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1277-1290

  Collier, K J ^a,b   Clapcott, J E ^c   Duggan, I C ^a   Hamilton, D P ^a   Hamer, M ^b   Young, R G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

^c CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Cotton breakdown; Decay rate; Ecosystem metabolism; Macroinvertebrates; Phytoplankton; Spatial variability; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMONITORING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WAIKATO RIVER;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84890150131     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2609     Document Type: Article

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