Chironomidae assemblages in reference condition Mediterranean streams: Environmental factors, seasonal variability and ecotypes

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-165

  Punti T ^a   Rieradevall, M ^a   Prat, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Mediterranean climate; Multivariate approach; Reference sites; Seasonality; Stream typology; Water framework directive (WFD)

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TYPOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 38049152860     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0170-0149     Document Type: Article

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