Emergence and flight activity of alpine stream insects in two years with contrasting winter snowpack

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 638-646

  Finn, Debra S ^a,b   Poff, N LeRoy ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMERGENCE; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HEADWATER; INSECT; SEX RATIO; SNOWPACK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; PLECOPTERA; SIMULIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 58149394855     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-072)[FINN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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