Emergence of aquatic insects from 2 habitats in a small wetland of the southeastern USA: Temporal patterns of numbers and biomass

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-53

  Stagliano, David M ^a   Benke, Arthur C ^a   Anderson, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Chironomid; Insect emergence; Nymphaea; Secondary production; Subtropical wetland; Water lily

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC INSECT; BIOMASS; EMERGENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WETLAND;

(SOUTHEAST); USA;

CAENIDAE; CAENIS DIMINUTA; CHAIBORUS; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS PUNCTIPENNIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLADOPELMA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; NYMPHAEA ODORATA; TANYTARSINI; TANYTARUS;

EID: 0031925024     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468050     Document Type: Article

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