Silk insect nets can reshape creek beds
Author(s) -
Betz Eric O.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo500010
Subject(s) - caddisfly , streams , aquatic insect , larva , insect , ecology , hydrology (agriculture) , biology , geology , geotechnical engineering , computer science , computer network
Plants and animals in streams alter the way sediments flow and channels form. Among these species are the miniscule caddisfly larvae, which measure less than a centimeter in length but populate many streams in large numbers.
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