The use of members of the family chydoridae (Anomopoda, Branchiopoda) as an indicator of lake ecological quality in Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-91

  De Eyto, Elvira ^a   Irvine, Kenneth ^a   Free, Gary ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMOPODA; BRANCHIOPODA; CHYDORIDAE;

EID: 0036864448     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/bioe.2002.102.2.81     Document Type: Article

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