Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales

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dc.contributor.advisorKing, Jackieen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorDay, Jennyen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorField, John Gen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSchael, Denise Marieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:09:59Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:09:59Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-229).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe research in this thesis examines the links between benthic macroinverebrate (invertebrate) distributions and aspects of the physical habitat at different spatial and temporal scales in mountain and foothill zones of rivers in the Western Cape, South Africa. A geomorphological hierarchy was used as the spatial template for studying invertebrate distributions. The different levels of the hierarchy are: catchment, segment, zone, reach, morphological unit and hydraulic biotype. Hydraulic biotypes are visually defined flow and substratum combinations. The hierarchical levels studied in this thesis were catchment, zone, reach and hydraulic biotype.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSchael, D. M. (2005). <i>Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6183en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSchael, Denise Marie. <i>"Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6183en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSchael, D. 2005. Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Schael, Denise Marie AB - The research in this thesis examines the links between benthic macroinverebrate (invertebrate) distributions and aspects of the physical habitat at different spatial and temporal scales in mountain and foothill zones of rivers in the Western Cape, South Africa. A geomorphological hierarchy was used as the spatial template for studying invertebrate distributions. The different levels of the hierarchy are: catchment, segment, zone, reach, morphological unit and hydraulic biotype. Hydraulic biotypes are visually defined flow and substratum combinations. The hierarchical levels studied in this thesis were catchment, zone, reach and hydraulic biotype. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales TI - Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6183 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6183
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSchael DM. Distributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scales. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6183en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleDistributions of physical habitats and benthic macroinvertebrates in Western Cape headwater streams at multiple spatial and temporal scalesen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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