Paleolimnological evidence for increased sexual reproduction in chydorids (chydoridae, cladocera) under environmental stress

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-262

  Nevalainen, Liisa ^a   Luoto, Tomi P ^a,b   Levine, Suzanne ^c   Manca, Marina ^d  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d CNR Institute of Ecosystem Study   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic environments; Crustacea; Diapause; Eutrophication; Pollution; Subfossils

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOINDICATOR; CRUSTACEAN; DIAPAUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE POLLUTION; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SUBFOSSIL; TRACE METAL;

ALONA AFFINIS; ALONELLA NANA; CHYDORIDAE; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 79959441125     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3274/JL11-70-2-08     Document Type: Article

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