The distributional pattern of benthic macroinvertebrates in a spring-fed foothill tributary of the Ganga River, western Himalaya, India

Benthic macroinvertebrates play important ecosystem roles in the cycling and outflow of nutrients.  The benthos transforms organic detritus from sedimentary storage into dissolved nutrients that can be mixed into overlying waters and used by rooted plants (macrophytes) and algae (phytoplankton) to e...

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Main Authors: Vijay Prakash Semwal, Asheesh Shivam Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4648