Characterisation and classification of benthic invertebrate communities in 88 New Zealand rivers in relation to environmental factors

@article{Quinn1990CharacterisationAC,
  title={Characterisation and classification of benthic invertebrate communities in 88 New Zealand rivers in relation to environmental factors},
  author={John Quinn and Christopher Wayne Hickey},
  journal={New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research},
  year={1990},
  volume={24},
  pages={387-409},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:84284119}
}
  • J. QuinnC. Hickey
  • Published 1 September 1990
  • Environmental Science
  • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled in 88 rivers throughout New Zealand in “runs” under autumn baseflow conditions to study the recruitment and distribution of phytochemical enemies of fish and crustaceans.
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