Effect of plant architecture on the structure of epiphytic macroinvertebrate communities in a chinese lake

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-137

  Xie, Zhicai ^a   Ma, Kai ^a   Liu, Ruiqiu ^a   Tao, Tang ^a   Jing, Chen ^a   Shu, Shaowu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIPHYTE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; POTAMOGETON MAACKIANUS; VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS;

EID: 33645351939     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2006.9664105     Document Type: Article

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