Subfossil Chaoborus mandibles confirm historical fish decline in two acidified lakes, SW Sweden

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-320

  Palm, Fredrik ^a   Svensson, Jan Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Medins Biologi AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidification; Chaoborus; Fish population status; Mandibles

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; FLY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEDIMENT CORE; SHALLOW WATER; SUBFOSSIL;

NORTH AMERICA; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

CHAOBORUS; CHAOBORUS AMERICANUS; CHAOBORUS FLAVICANS; CHAOBORUS OBSCURIPES;

EID: 78650515278     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0177-0313     Document Type: Article

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