Colonisation trends, community and trophic structure of chironomid larvae (Chironomidae: Diptera) in a temporal phytophylous assemblage

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-214

  Čerba, Dubravka ^a   Mihaljević, Zlatko ^b   Vidaković, Jasna ^a  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Ceratophyllum demersum; Chironomidae larvae; Floodplain lake; Functional feeding groups

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INSECT; LARVA; MACROPHYTE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; CHIRONOMINI; CRICOTOPUS SYLVESTRIS; DIPTERA; ENDOCHIRONOMUS ALBIPENNIS; ORTHOCLADIINAE; PARACHIRONOMUS VARUS; POLYPEDILUM SORDENS; TANYPODINAE; TANYTARSINI;

EID: 84863902574     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0179-0203     Document Type: Article

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