Macroinvertebrates as indicators of fish absence in naturally fishless lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 181-202

  Schilling, Emily Gaenzle ^a   Loftin, Cynthia S ^a   Huryn, Alexander D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Conservation biodiversity; Fish predation; Macroinvertebrate communities; Naturally fishless lakes

Indexed keywords

AESHNIDAE; CALLICORIXA; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS AMERICANUS; CORIXIDAE; DINEUTUS; DYTISCIDAE; GRAPHODERUS LIBERUS; GYRINIDAE; HESPEROCORIXA; LIBELLULIDAE; NOTONECTA INSULATA; NOTONECTIDAE;

EID: 57449104704     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02096.x     Document Type: Article

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