Influence of abiotic and biotic factors on the life cycles and production of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in an acidified spring area

Biologia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-204

  Krno, Il'ja ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acidification; CBOM; Competition; Life cycle; Multivariate analysis; P B ratio; Plecoptera; Seasonal dynamics; Secondary production; West Carpathians

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005772084     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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