A test of the association between lake habitat quality assessment and macroinvertebrate community structure

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 520-533

  Mcgoff, Elaine ^a   Irvine, Kenneth ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hydromorphology; Lake habitat survey; Lakes; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 68149112369     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1024     Document Type: Article

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