Critical Thermal Maxima of aquatic macroinvertebrates: Towards identifying bioindicators of thermal alteration

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 679, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-76

  Dallas, Helen F ^a   Rivers Moore, Nicholas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Critical thermal maxima; Macroinvertebrate; Target thresholds; Temperature; Thermal alteration; Thermal history; Tolerance; Upper thermal limit

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOINDICATOR; EMERGENCE; FECUNDITY; FEEDING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; HYPSITHERMAL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; THERMAL ALTERATION; THRESHOLD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AESHNIDAE; CORYDALIDAE; HEPTAGENIIDAE; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; NOTONEMOURIDAE; PALAEMONIDAE; PARAMELITIDAE; PHILOPOTAMIDAE;

EID: 82255179531     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0856-4     Document Type: Article

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