Insect emergence from a South Carolina (USA) temporary wetland pond, with emphasis on the Chironomidae (Diptera)

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-72

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

Carolina bays; Chironomidae; Depression wetlands; Emergence; Insecta; South Carolina; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC INSECT; EMERGENCE; MIDGE; TEMPORARY POND; WETLAND;

RAINBOW BAY; SOUTH CAROLINA; USA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINI; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPHEMOROPTERA; HEMIPTERA; MEGALOPTERA; ODONATA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0031949258     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468051     Document Type: Article

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