Recovery assessment in Lake Nemi (Italy) after a twenty year period (1981-2001) using plant-associated invertebrates

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-320

  Mastrantuono, L ^a   Sforza, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological quality; Littoral benthos; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CHARALES; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 50049090976     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980802093623     Document Type: Article

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