Long-term studies of freshwater macroinvertebrates: A review of the frequency, duration and ecological significance

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 591-603

  Jackson, John K ^a   Füreder, Leopold ^b  

^a STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Annual variation; Aquatic insect; Benthic; Study design; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

INSECTA;

EID: 33645056431     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01503.x     Document Type: Review

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