Contrasting responses of oligochaetes (Annelida) and chironomids (Diptera) to the abatement of eutrophication in Lake Neuchatel

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 206-214

  Lang, Claude ^a  

^a Conservation de la Faune ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chironomid; Eutrophication; Indicator; Lake; Oligochaete; Recovery; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LARVA;

LAKE NEUCHATEL; SWITZERLAND;

ANNELIDA; DIPTERA; SPIROSPERMA VELUTINUS; STYLODRILUS HERINGIANUS;

EID: 0032765211     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001324     Document Type: Article

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