Hydrologic controls on basin-scale distribution of benthic invertebrates

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2903-2920

  Ceola, Serena ^a   Bertuzzo, Enrico ^b   Singer, Gabriel ^c,d   Battin, Tom J ^c,e   Montanari, Alberto ^a   Rinaldo, Andrea ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^e Inter University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

benthic invertebrate; bottom shear stress; hydrology; probability distribution function; streamflow

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RIVERS; SHEAR STRESS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BOTTOM SHEAR STRESS; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; STREAMFLOW VARIABILITY; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

STREAM FLOW;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVERTEBRATE; PROBABILITY; RIVER BASIN; SHEAR STRESS; STREAMFLOW;

AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84897347223     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR015112     Document Type: Article

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