Body size and substrate association of littoral insects in relation to vegetation structure

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 499, Issue , 2003, Pages 179-190

  Tolonen, K T ^a,c   Hamalainen H ^a,c   Holopainen, I J ^a   Mikkonen, K ^d   Karjalainen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Benthivorous fish; Body size; Littoral zone; Macrophytes; Non predatory insects; Potential size; Predation; Predatory insects; Species traits; Structural complexity; Substrate association; Vegetated shores

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; FISHERIES; LAKES; SUBSTRATES; VEGETATION;

INSECTS; MACROPHYTES; SPECIES;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; FISH; INSECT; MACROPHYTE; SUBSTRATE; TROPHIC STATUS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CORIXIDAE; CREEDIIDAE; DIPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA; SIALIDAE;

EID: 0344980635     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026325432000     Document Type: Article

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