Macroinvertebrate assemblages of a high elevation stream/lake network with an emphasis on the Chironomidae

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-36

  Robinson, Christopher T ^a,b   Hieber, Mäggi ^a,b,c   Wenzelides, Verena ^a,b   Lods Crozet, Brigitte ^d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Ecovia   (Switzerland)

^d Musée Cantonal de Zoologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine; Diamesinae; Lake inlet; Lake outlet; Orthocladiinae; Swiss National Park

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SNOWMELT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CORYNONEURA SCUTELLATA; CRENOBIA ALPINA; DIAMESA; DIAMESINAE; DICRANOTA; NEMOURA; ORTHOCLADIINAE; PROSIMULIUM LATIMUCRO; PSEUDODIAMESA ARCTICA; PSEUDODIAMESA BRANICKII; PSEUDOPSILOPTERYX ZIMMERI; SIMULIIDAE; TVETENIA CALVESCENS;

EID: 34848883591     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0025     Document Type: Article

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