Effects of fish predators and abiotic factors on dragonfly community structure

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 415-423

  Johansson, Frank ^a   Brodin, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRAGONFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; PREDATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

AESCHNA JUNCEA; AESHNA JUNCEA; AESHNIDAE; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); COENAGRION HASTULATUM; COENAGRIONIDAE; CORDULIA AENEA; ERYTHROMMA NAJAS; LEUCORRHINIA DUBIA; LEUCORRHINIA RUBICUNDA; LIBELLULA QUADRIMACULATA; LIBELLULIDAE; NAJAS; ODONATA;

EID: 0242370745     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2003.9663977     Document Type: Article

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