Measuring adult insect emergence from streams: The influence of trap placement and a comparison with benthic sampling

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 647-656

  Malison, Rachel L ^a,b   Benjamin, Joseph R ^a   Baxter, Colden V ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult aquatic insects; Benthic insects; Emergence; Emergence traps; Trap placement

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; DIXIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 80052687818     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-086.1     Document Type: Article

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