Impacts of an inter-basin water transfer: Distribution and abundance of Micronecta poweri (Insecta: Corixidae) in the River Wear, north-east England

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-115

  Gibbins, C N ^b   Jeffries, M J ^a   Soulsby, C ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Corixidae; Flow velocity; FPOM; Inter basin transfer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INSECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CORIXIDAE; HETEROPTERA; MICRONECTA POWERI;

EID: 0034060039     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(200003/04)10:2<103::AID-AQC402>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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