Long-term biomonitoring of alpine waters in the Swiss National Park

Eco.mont

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-34

  Robinson, Christopher T ^a,b   Oertli, Beat ^c  

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

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Coleoptera; Ephemeroptera; Glacier; Ponds and lakes; Streams; Swiss alps; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 71349088115     PISSN: 2073106X     EISSN: 20731558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1553/eco.mont1s23     Document Type: Article

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