The roles of local disturbance history and microhabitat parameters for stream biota [Elektronische Ressource] = Die Rolle der lokalen Sohlstabilität und Mikrohabitatsparameter für Fließgewässerorganismen / Gabriele Sailer

The roles of local disturbance history and microhabitat parameters for stream biota Blau = Auffüllung Grün = stail Rot = Abtragung Dissertation Gabriele Sailer The roles of local disturbance history and microhabitat parameters for stream biota *** Die Rolle der lokalen Sohlstabilität und Mikrohabitatsparameter für Fließgewässerorganismen Gabriele Sailer Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences August 2005 Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich Department Biology II Großhaderner Str. 2 D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried Table of contents Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……… 1 Zusammenfassung …………………………………………………………………...……………….………………………………………… 3 Introduction Disturbance and the patch dynamic concept ………………………………………………….…………………… 6 Flood refugia in running waters ……………………………………………….……………………………………………. 8 The role of local disturbance history ……………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Objectives of this PhD research …………………………………………………………………………………….………. 11 The project …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 The scour chain method ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 References ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….