Effects of seasonal variation in salinity on a population of Enochrus bicolor Fabricius 1792 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) and implications for other beetles of conservation interest

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-34

  Greenwood, M T ^a   Wood, P J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brackish coastal pool; Enochrus bicolor; Salinity; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BRACKISH WATER; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AGABUS; AGABUS CONSPERSUS; BEROSUS; COLEOPTERA; ENOCHRUS; HALIPLUS; HYDROPHILIDAE; HYGROTUS; OCHTHEBIUS; OCHTHEBIUS MARINUS; PARACYMUS; RHANTUS; RHANTUS FRONTALIS; RHANTUS SUTURALIS;

EID: 0037289053     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.517     Document Type: Article

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