Burrowing mayflies as indicators of ecosystem health: Status of populations in western Lake Erie, Saginaw Bay and Green Bay

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-116

  Edsall, Thomas A ^a   Bur, Michael T ^b   Gorman, Owen T ^c   Schaeffer, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c Lake Superior Biological Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Hexagenia; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; SCAPPHODONTA;

EID: 32044459059     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980590953194     Document Type: Article

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