Factors Affecting the Benthic Community Structure of a Discontinuous Stream in Guadelupe Mountains National Park, Texas
✍ Scribed by Richard D. Meyerhoff; Owen T. Lind
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 872 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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✦ Synopsis
JIcKit,trick Creek, i~ discontinuous mountitindesert stream in (:uadelupe Ilountains Nationiil Park, Texas, was sampled at discrete locations (pools) to test for differences in biomass, density, species diversity. equitabilit,y, and species richness in the bent'hic macroinvertebrate communit,y. Significant differences occurred among pools for these biotic characteristics of the benthic community along the downstream gradient. Pools conneotd by flow were more similar to each othel. thnn pools separated by dry reaches. Variation in the quantity of coarse detritjns and poriphgtori best explitined differences itmong pools.