Mass Dispersal of Terrestrial Organisms During First Flush Events in a Temporary Stream

River Research and Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 912-917

  Rosado, J ^a   Morais, M ^a   Tockner, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

First flush event; Floating organic matter; Temporary stream; Terrestrial arthropods

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; DISPERSAL; FAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER BED; STREAM; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

PORTUGAL;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 84940963962     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2791     Document Type: Article

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