Midge distribution patterns at multiple spatial scales in shallow finnish lakes revealed through sedimentary records

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-94

  Luoto, Tomi P ^a,b   Nevalainen, Lusa ^c   Salonen, Veli Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^c City of Helsinki   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; NEMATOCERA;

EID: 84865776544     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33338/ef.84575     Document Type: Article

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