The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river
(2018)
Journal Article
Milner, V. S., Yarnell, S. M., & Peek, R. A. (2018). The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river. Hydrobiologia, 829(1), 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3840-4
In regulated rivers, dams alter longitudinal gradients in flow regimes, geomorphology, water quality and temperature with associated impacts on aquatic biota. Unregulated tributaries can increase biodiversity in regulated environments by contributing... Read More about The ecological importance of unregulated tributaries to macroinvertebrate diversity and community composition in a regulated river.