Influences of habitat type and environmental variables on littoral macroinvertebrate communities in a large lake system

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-67

  Tolonen, K T ^a   Hamalainen H ^a   Holopainen, I J ^a   Karjalainen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Community structure; Environmental variables; Habitat types; Large lake system; Littoral zone; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT TYPE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

FINLAND; LAKE SAIMAA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034891234     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/152/2001/39     Document Type: Article

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