Influence of Naturally High Fine Sediment Loads on Aquatic Insect Larvae in a Montane River.

Sedimentation of fines associated with human activity is an important source of ecological impoverishment in rivers. However, there is a paucity of information on whether fine sediment associated with natural processes results in similar impairment. We assessed the effect of fine sediment on the tax...

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Published in:	Scottish Geographical Journal Vol. 127; no. 4; pp. 315 - 335
Main Authors:	Buendia, Cristina, Gibbins, ChrisN., Vericat, Damia, Lopez-Tarazon, JoseA., Batalla, RamonJ.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2011
Subjects:	Sediments Aquatic insects Larvae Sedimentation & deposition Rivers Classification of insects
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