Recovery of burrowing mayflies (ephemeroptera: ephemeridae: Hexagenia) in western Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 254-263

  Krieger, Kenneth A ^a   Schloesser, Don W ^b   Manny, Bruce A ^b   Trisler, Carmen E ^c   Heady, Susan E ^d   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^e   Muth, Kenneth M ^f  

^a HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^f Lake Erie Biological Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Lake Erie; mayfly; water quality

Indexed keywords

HEXAGENIA;

EID: 0029820205     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)70953-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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