Burrowing mayflies as indicators of ecosystem health: Status of populations in two western Lake Superior embayments

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-513

  Edsall, Thomas A ^a   Gorman, Owen T ^b   Evrard, Lori M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Lake Superior Biological Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Area of Concern; Great Lakes; Hexagenia; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; SCAPPHODONTA;

EID: 11144303465     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980490513346     Document Type: Conference Paper

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