Substantial increase of Chironomus abundance obtained in field experiment

Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 469-480

  Kajak, ZdzisŁaw ^a   Dusoge, Krzysztof ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

benthos; Chironomus abundance; field experiment; shallow reservoir

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS;

EID: 0030457736     PISSN: 00209309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.19960810315     Document Type: Article

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