Distribution patterns and habitat characterization of Elmidae and Hydraenidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Weidlingbach near Vienna, Austria

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-15

  Dietrich, F ^a   Waringer, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adults; Coleoptera; Distribution; Elmidae; Fourth order forest brook; Hydraenidae; Hydraulic stress; Larvae; Substrate

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COLEOPTERA; ELMIDAE; ELMIS MAUGETII; ESOLUS ANGUSTATUS; ESOLUS PARALLELEPIPEDUS; HYDRAENA GRACILIS; HYDRAENIDAE; LIMNIUS VOLCKMARI; OULIMNIUS TUBERCULATUS; RIOLUS CUPREUS; RIOLUS SUBVIOLACEUS;

EID: 0032970642     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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