Abundance, biomass and production of aquatic invertebrates in Rainbow Bay, a temporary wetland in South Carolina, USA

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-362

  Leeper, Douglas A ^a   Taylor, Barbara E ^b  

^a Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; EPHEMERAL LAKE; INVERTEBRATE;

RAINBOW BAY; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031792091     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/143/1998/335     Document Type: Article

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