Distribution and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates associated with aquatic macrophytes

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-232

  Waters, Nancy McCreary ^a   San Giovanni, Christopher R ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AQUETONG LAKE; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; GASTROPODA; ISOPODA;

EID: 0036095408     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2002.9663890     Document Type: Article

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