Macro-invertebrates in the wetlands of the Zarrineh estuary at the south of urmia lake (Iran)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1047-1052

  Ahmadi, R ^a   Mohebbi, F ^b   Hagigi, P ^c   Esmailly, L ^c   Salmanzadeh, R ^c  

^a Iranian Artemia Research Center   (Iran)

^b West Azerbaijan water authority organization   (Iran)

^c West Azarbaijan Environment Protection Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artemia; Benthic invertebrates; Chironomids; Fowls feeding; Trophic states

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SALINITY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

IRAN; LAKE URMIA;

AMPHIPODA; ARTEMIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CORIXIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHEMERELLA; EPHEMEROPTERA; EPHYDRA; ERYTHEMIS; GALLIFORMES; GASTROPODA; HYALELLA; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOCORIXA VERTICALIS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 80053352850     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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