Large-scale manipulation of oviposition substrata affects egg supply to populations of some stream-dwelling caddisflies

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 802-812

  Macqueen, Ashley ^a   Downes, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bark density; Ecnomidae; Hydropsychidae; Recruitment limitation; South eastern Australia

Indexed keywords

CHEUMATOPSYCHE; ECNOMIDAE; ECNOMUS; HEXAPODA; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84924654818     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12535     Document Type: Article

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