Seasonal dynamics and larval drift of Chironomus riparius (Diptera) in a metal contaminated lowland river

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-351

  Groenendijk, Dick ^a   Postma, Jaap F ^a,b   Kraak, Michiel H S ^a   Admiraal, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b QuaSense Consultants   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Chironomus riparius; Larval migration; Metal pollution; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; HEAVY METAL; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY; SEASONALITY; WATER POLLUTION;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 0032471734     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009951709797     Document Type: Article

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