Spatial and temporal variation of benthic Cladocera (Crustacea) studied with activity traps in Lake Myvatn, Iceland

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-257

  Björk Örnólfsdóttir, Erla ^a   Einarsson, Árni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Myvatn Research Station   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Alona affinis; Chydoridae; Chydorus sphaericus; Eurycercus lamellatus; Macrothricidae; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMONITORING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; ICELAND; LAKE MYVATN;

ALGAE; ALONA; ALONA AFFINIS; ALONA QUADRANGULARIS; ALONELLA; ALONELLA NANA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHYDORIDAE; CHYDORUS; CHYDORUS SPHAERICUS; CLADOCERA; CLADOPHORALES; CRUSTACEA; EURYCERCUS; EURYCERCUS LAMELLATUS; MACROTHRIX; MACROTHRIX HIRSUTICORNIS; MACROTRICHIDAE;

EID: 18344406798     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AECO.0000032059.99310.d3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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