Spatial distribution and short-term changes of benthic macrofauna in Lake Balaton (Hungary)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 389, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 203-216

  Specziár, András ^a   Bíró, Péter ^a  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Chironomus gr.plumosus; Food conditions; Procladius choreus; Shallow lake; Short term changes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

HUNGARY;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; CLADOTANYTARSUS; DIPTERA; MICROCHIRONOMUS TENER; PROCLADIUS CHOREUS; TANYPUS PUNCTIPENNIS;

EID: 0032467361     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003563228162     Document Type: Article

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