Sediment suspension by burrowing mayflies (Hexagenia spp., Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae)

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 208-222

  Bachteram, André M ^a   Mazurek, Kerry A ^b,c   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Hexagenia; Lake Erie; Sediment suspension

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAKES; NUTRITION; OXYGEN; TURBIDITY;

BIOTURBATION; HEXAGENIA; LAKE ERIE; SEDIMENT SUSPENSION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; INOCULATION; INVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; VENTILATION; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

DREISSENIDAE; EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAGENIA; INVERTEBRATA; SCAPPHODONTA;

EID: 33745700825     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(05)70315-4     Document Type: Article

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