Long-term changes in the invertebrates associated with the litter of Phragmites australis in a managed reedbed

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 549, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 267-285

  Bedford, Alan P ^a   Powell, Ian ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Phragmites; Reedbed management; Water level changes; Wetland invertebrates

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; SAMPLING; WATER LEVELS;

CHIRONOMIDAE; PHRAGMITES; REEDBACK MANAGEMENT; WATER LEVEL CHANGES; WETLAND INVERTEBRATES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

INVERTEBRATE; LEAF LITTER; REEDBED;

CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 24144459085     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-5439-9     Document Type: Article

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