The Importance of excretion by Chironomus larvae on the internal loads of nitrogen and phosphorus in a small eutrophic urban reservoir

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 349-357

  Henry, R ^a   Santos, C M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chironomus; Excretion; Internal load; Nutrients; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LARVA; METABOLISM; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; LARVA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION DENSITY; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 48149102142     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000200016     Document Type: Article

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