Long-term data assessment of chironomid taxa structure and function in the river thames

River Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-126

  Ruse, Les ^a   Davison, Mark ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Discharge; Functional group; Long term data; Multivariate techniques; Nitrogen; Pupal exuviae; River thames

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOOD CONTROL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER ENGINEERING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034105593     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(200003/04)16:2<113::aid-rrr572>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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