Assessment of littoral benthic invertebrate communities at the land-water interface in lakes recovering from severe acid- and metal-damage

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 536-559

  Wesolek, Brian E ^a   Szkokan Emilson, Erik J ^a   Gunn, John M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Benthic invertebrates; Biological recovery; Confluence zones; Ecotones; Land water linkages

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77953483348     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807031003788642     Document Type: Article

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