Recolonization of acid-damaged lakes by the benthic invertebrates Stenacron interpunctatum, Stenonema femoratum and Hyalella azteca

Ambio

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-229

  Snucins, Ed ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; INVERTEBRATE; PH; RECOLONIZATION;

CANADA; KILLARNEY PARK; ONTARIO;

AMPHIPODA; AZTECA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA; STENACRON; STENACRON INTERPUNCTATUM; STENONEMA; STENONEMA FEMORATUM;

EID: 0038237578     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-32.3.225     Document Type: Article

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