Cladocera as indicators of trophic state in Irish lakes

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 465-481

  Chen, Guangjie ^a,b   Dalton, Catherine ^b   Taylor, David ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Community structure; Diatoms; Functional group; Lake sediment; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC STATUS;

IRELAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLADOCERA;

EID: 77954661239     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9428-2     Document Type: Article

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