The impact of significant input of fine sediment on benthic fauna at tributary junctions: A case study of the Bermejo-Paraguay River confluence, Argentina

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 340-352

  Blettler, Martín C M ^a   Amsler, Mario L ^a   Ezcurra de Drago, Inés ^a   Espinola, Luis A ^a   Eberle, Eliana ^a   Paira, Aldo ^a   Best, James L ^b   Parsons, Daniel R ^c   Drago, Edmundo E ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Confluence sediment dynamics; Ecohydrology; Fine sediment load; Large river

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; ECO-HYDROLOGY; FINE SEDIMENTS; LARGE RIVERS; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC;

RIVERS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84925291950     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1511     Document Type: Article

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