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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Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2019-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4648 |