Lake acidification assessed using chironomid pupal exuviae

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-286

  Ruse, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Chironomidae; Ecological status; Humic lake; Pupal exuviae; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HUMIC LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NICHE BREADTH; PRECISION; PUPA; TAXONOMY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 79955082091     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0178-0267     Document Type: Article

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