Laboratory investigation on community composition, emergence patterns and biomass of wood-inhabiting Chironomidae (Diptera) from a sandy lowland stream in Central Europe (Germany)

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 547-560

  Spänhoff, Bernd ^a   Kaschek, Norbert ^a   Irmgard Meyer, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chironomid biomass; Individual biomass; Laboratory emergence; Stream impoundment; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EMERGENCE; WOODY DEBRIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; DIPTERA; ORTHOCLADIINAE; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 11144284086     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-004-4160-5     Document Type: Article

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