Life history and trophic basis of production of the mayfly Callibaetis fluctuans (walsh) (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in a mitigated wetland, West Virginia, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 397-405

  Johnson, Brent R ^a,c   Tarter, Donald C ^a   Hutchens Jr , John J ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Callibaetis; Detritus; Diet; Life history; Secondary production; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LIFE HISTORY; MAYFLY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

BAETIDAE; CALLIBAETIS FLUCTUANS; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0033939954     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2000)020[0397:LHATBO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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