Chironomids from Southern Alpine running waters: Ecology, biogeography

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 562, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 231-246

  Rossaro, Bruno ^a   Lencioni, Valeria ^b   Boggero, Angela ^c   Marziali, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Chironomidae; Ecology; High altitude streams; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GLACIERS; SAMPLING; STREAM FLOW; STRESSES;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CANALIZATION; CHIRONOMIDAE; HIGH ALTITUDE STREAMS; HYDRAULIC STRESS; MACROFAUNA CONSERVATION; RIVER DAMMING; SOUTHERN ALPS;

BIODIVERSITY;

FAUNA; PALEARCTIC REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOREOHEPTAGYIA; CHAETOCLADIUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORYNONEURA LACUSTRIS; DIAMESA; DIAMESA INCALLIDA; DIAMESA LATITARSIS; EUKIEFFERIELLA; ORTHOCLADIUS; PARATANYTARSUS; PARATRICHOCLADIUS; SYNDIAMESA; TOKUNAGAIA;

EID: 33645874798     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1813-x     Document Type: Article

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