The distribution of the Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) along multiple environmental gradients in lakes and ponds of the eastern Canadian Arctic

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1511-1527

  Medeiros, Andrew S ^a   Quinlan, Roberto ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOSSIL RECORD; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINI; DIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052550925     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2011-076     Document Type: Article

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