Life cycle strategies of baetis species (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) in acidified streams and implications for recovery

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-243

  Tixier, Guillaume ^a   Felten, Vincent ^b   Guérold, François ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^c Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

Acid streams; Acid sensitivity; Anthropogenic acidification; Biological recovery; Life cycle; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMONITORING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LIFE CYCLE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MAYFLY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STREAM;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS; BAETIS ALPINUS; BAETIS RHODANI; BAETIS VERNUS; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 77954592701     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0174-0227     Document Type: Article

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