Stonefly (Plecoptera) species of an acidic intermittent stream in southwestern Pennsylvania, USA, comparison with a circumneutral perennial stream and consideration of survival strategies

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-114

  Earle, Jane I ^a  

^a Dept of Environmental Protection ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance; Adult stoneflies; Intermittent streams; Life history; Plecoptera; Survival strategies

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACID WATER; LIFE HISTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STONEFLY; STREAM; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ALLOCAPNIA; ALLOCAPNIA NIVICOLA; CAPNIIDAE; LEUCTRA; LEUCTRA FERRUGINEA; LEUCTRIDAE; NEMOURIDAE; OSTROCERCA; OSTROCERCA ALBIDIPENNIS; PELTOPERLIDAE; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 1242298921     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0159-0097     Document Type: Article

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