Odonates as biological indicators of grazing effects on Canadian prairie wetlands

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-283

  Foote, A Lee ^a   Rice Hornung, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Bioindicator; Cattle grazing; Odonata

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; GRAZING; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20644456491     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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