Abstract
The grain size fraction less than 63 µm is an important environmental factor affecting the distribution and abundance of many of the tubificid species of Lake Constance. In substrates with a heterogeneous grain size where tubificids can be selective many species occur almost exclusively in their particle size preference range, which is highly species specific.
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Sauter, G., Güde, H. Influence of grain size on the distribution of tubificid oligochaete species. Hydrobiologia 334, 97–101 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017358
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