Distribution of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) head capsules in recent sediments of Canadian Arctic lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 549, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-143

  Gajewski, K ^a   Bouchard, G ^a   Wilson, S E ^b   Kurek, J ^c   Cwynar, L C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Wilson Research Associates Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiskomyia; Canadian Arctic; Canonical Correspondence Analysis; Chironomidae; Corynocera ambigua; Lake sediments; Limnology; Paleolimnology; Response surface

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAKES; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ABISKOMYIA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORYNOCERA AMBIGUA; LAKE SEDIMENTS; LIMNOLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; RESPONSE SURFACE;

BIODIVERSITY;

FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ABISKOMYIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORYNOCERA AMBIGUA; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 24144460595     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-5444-z     Document Type: Article

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