Benthic macroinvertebrate community patterns of Mediterranean forested wetlands and their relation to changes in the hydroperiod

Limnetica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 361-374

  Correa Araneda, Francisco ^a,b,c   Díaz, María Elisa ^b   Ovalle, Katalina ^b   Encina Montoya, Francisco ^c   Urrutia, Roberto ^b   Figueroa, Ricardo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conservation; Hydroperiod; Macroinvertebrates; Mediterranean forested wetlands; Temporary variation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROPERIOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RARITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

CHILE;

ASELLIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; LITTORIDINA;

EID: 84940505059     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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