Distribution and potential effects of water beetles in lakes recovering from acidification

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 811-824

  Arnott, S E ^a   Jackson, A B ^a   Alarie, Y ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic beetles; Biological resistance; Dytiscid larvae; pH; Predation; Recovery; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; BEETLE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISH; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SWAN LAKE;

BOSMINA; CALANOIDA; COLEOPTERA; CRUSTACEA; DIAPHANOSOMA BIRGEI; DYTISCIDAE; GRAPHODERUS LIBERUS; LEPTODIAPTOMUS MINUTUS;

EID: 33845340473     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)025[0811:DAPEOW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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