Distribution of invertebrates within beds of two morphologically contrasting stream macrophyte species

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-321

  Bell, Nicholas ^a   Riis, Tenna ^a   Suren, Alastair M ^b,c   Baattrup Pedersen, Annette ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Callitriche platycarpa; Functional feeding groups; Macroinvertebrate density; Macrophyte morphology; Sparganium emersum

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FEEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; SHOOT; SHOOT GROWTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; STREAM BED;

EID: 84893428945     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2013/0517     Document Type: Article

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