Just how imperiled are aquatic insects? A case study of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Illinois

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 941-950

  DeWalt, R Edward ^a   Favret, Colin ^a   Webb, Donald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect conservation; Illinois; Plecoptera

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; EXTINCTION RISK; INSECT; STONEFLY;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ODONATA; PERLIDAE; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 28244437758     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0941:JHIAAI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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