Measurement techniques for quantification of pumping activity of invertebrates in small burrows

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-110

  Roskosch, Andrea ^a   Hupfer, Michael ^a   Nützmann, Gunnar ^a   Lewandowski, Jörg ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioirrigation; Chironomus plumosus; Flow velocity; Microelectrodes; Pumping rate; Tube dwelling

Indexed keywords

BURROW; FILTER FEEDER; FLOW VELOCITY; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TUBE DWELLER;

CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79851476079     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0178-0089     Document Type: Article

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