Comparison of several techniques for sampling macroinvertebrates in different habitats of a North Iberian pond

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 545, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-115

  Garcia Criado F ^a   Trigal, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Macroinvertebrates; Ponds; Sampling methodology

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPOSITION; COSTS; LAKES; SEDIMENTS;

HAND-NET SWEEP; MACROINVERTEBRATES; PONDS; SOFT SEDIMENTS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

MACROINVERTEBRATE; SAMPLING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 21644463362     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-2741-5     Document Type: Article

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