Exploitation by microcrustacea of a new littoral habitat in an acidified lake

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 416, Issue , 1999, Pages 65-75

  Hann, Brenda J ^a   Turner, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Cladocera; Littoral zone; Metaphyton; Microcrustacea

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; FILAMENTOUS ALGAE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA;

ACANTHOLEBERIS CURVIROSTRIS; ACROPERUS; ALOHA INTERMEDIA; ALOHA RUSTICA; CHYDORUS PIGER; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; EUCYCLOPS AGILIS; MACROCYCLOPS ALBIDUS; SIMOCEPHALUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 0033495501     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003894511586     Document Type: Article

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