The community dynamics of epiphytic midge larvae across the pelagic-littoral interface: Do animals respond to changes in the abiotic environment?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2314-2322

  Cardinale, Bradley J ^a,b   Burton, Thomas M ^a   Brady, Valerie J ^a,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MIDGE LARVA; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON; MICHIGAN; SAGINAW BAY; USA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; SCIRPUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0031433008     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-138     Document Type: Article

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