Review of benthic invertebrate fauna in extremely acidic environments (pH ≤ 3)

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 114-121

  Rodrigues, Gilberto Gonçalves ^a   Scharf, Burkhard W ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid resistance; Acidic waters; Aquatic insects; Benthic fauna; Chironomidae; Germany

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006378884     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-001-8092-1     Document Type: Article

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