Report on a collection of aquatic organisms from high mountain lakes in the Khumbu Valley (Nepalese Himalayas)

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-98

  Manca, Marina ^a   Ruggiu, Delio ^a   Panzani, Pierisa ^a   Asioli, Alessandra ^a   Mura, Graziella ^b   Nocentini, Anna Maria ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthos; Plankton; Remote areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039515506     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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