Experimental analysis of grazing by the mayfly Meridialaris chiloeensis on different successional stages of stream periphyton

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-277

  Villanueva, Verónica Díaz ^a   Modenutti, Beatriz ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andean streams; Diatoms; Grazing; Mayflies; Periphyton

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; MAYFLY; PERIPHYTON; STREAM; SUCCESSION;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EPHEMEROPTERA; FRAGILARIA PINNATA; MERIDIALARIS CHILOEENSIS; NITZSCHIA PALEA;

EID: 24744459898     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200310694     Document Type: Article

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