Changes in the structure of chortobiont invertebrate community exposed to emissions from a Copper Smelter

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-296

  Nesterkov, A V ^a   Vorobeichik, E L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biocenometer; Chortobiont invertebrates; Cicadinea; Copper smelter; Density; Heavy metals; Hemiptera; Herbaceous layer; Industrial pollution; Insects; Meadows; Middle Urals; Phytophages; Trophic structure; Zoophages

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPPER; DENSITY; DRY MATTER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HERB; HERBIVORE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAYER; MEADOW; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMELTING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WEIGHT;

EURASIA; URALS;

HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OPILIONES; PHALANGIDA; POACEAE;

EID: 70349316660     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413609040109     Document Type: Article

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