Chironomid fauna (Diptera, Chironomidae) in a filtration plant in Japan

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-82

  Hirabayashi, Kimio ^a   Matsuzawa, Michiyo ^a   Yamamoto, Masaru ^b   Nakamoto, Nobutada ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kankyou kagaku Kabushiki gaisha   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chironomid fauna; Chironomidae; Filtration plant; Seasonal change; Slow sand filter bed

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS KIIENSIS; CRICOTOPUS SYLVESTRIS; CRICOTOPUS TRIFASCIATUS; DIPTERA; POLYPEDILUM NUBIFER; PROCLADIUS; RHEOPELOPIA; TANYTARSUS MENDAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; JAPAN; SEASON; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; JAPAN; SEASONS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 2142751114     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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