Larval mosquito communities in discarded vehicle tires in a forested and unforested site: Detritus type, amount, and water nutrient differences

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-217

  Kling, Lindsey J ^b   Juliano, Steven A ^b   Yee, Donald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Culex restuans; Macrohabitat; Nutrients; Ochlerotatus triseriatus

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAR; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; AUTOMOBILES; CHLOROPHYLL; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATES; LARVA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEEDS; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 40949120683     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[207:LMCIDV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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