Effects of spring acid episodes on macroinvertebrates revealed by population data and in situ toxicity tests

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1568-1577

  Lepori, F ^a,b   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Acid toxicity; Alpine streams; Bioassays; Episodic acidification; Mountain streams; Nitrate deposition; Snowmelt; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ALUMINUM; BIOASSAY; BIOTA; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; TOXICITY;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

BAETIS ALPINUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645028432     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01419.x     Document Type: Article

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