Odonata as indicators of habitat quality at lakes in Louisiana, United States

Odonatologica

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-270

  Osborn, R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; TOLERANCE;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARGIA SEDULA; CELITHEMIS EPONINA; ENALLAGMA BASIDENS; ENALLAGMA CIVILE; ERPETOGOMPHUS DESIGNATUS; ERYTHEMIS SIMPLICICOLLIS; ISCHNURA HASTATA; LIBELLULA LUCTUOSA; NASIAESCHNA PENTACANTHA; ODONATA; PLATHEMIS LYDIA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 24044515041     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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