Life history and production of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera) in a spring-fed stream in Prince Edward Island, Canada: Evidence for population asynchrony in spring habitats?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1083-1095

  Dobrin, Michelle ^a,b   Giberson, Donna J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; SYNCHRONIZATION;

LIFE HISTORY;

INSECT CONTROL;

CADDISFLY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MAYFLY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STONEFLY;

CANADA;

AMPHINEMURA NIGRITTA; BAETIDAE; BAETIS TRICAUDATUS; CAPNIIDAE; CHLOROPERLIDAE; CINYGMULA SUBAEQUALIS; EPEORUS FRAGILIS; EPEORUS PLEURALIS; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; INSECTA; LEUCTRA FERRUGINEA; LEUCTRIDAE; NEMOURA TRISPINOSA; NEMOURIDAE; PARACAPNIA ANGULATA; PARAPSYCHE APICALIS; PLECOPTERA; RHYACOPHILA BRUNNEA; RHYACOPHILIDAE; SWELTSA NAICA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0042193224     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-091     Document Type: Article

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