Impact of hypolimnetic oxygenation on profundal macroinvertebrates in a eutrophic lake in central Alberta. II Changes in Chironomus spp. abundance and biomass

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2170-2181

  Dinsmore, W P ^a   Prepas, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031472045     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-123     Document Type: Article

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