The macrobenthos of Lake Ontario during 1964 to 1966, and subsequent changes in the deepwater community

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-175

  Barton, David R ^a   Anholt, Bradley ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthos; Environmental change; Great Lakes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPOREIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEUCISCUS IDUS; DIPTERA; OLIGOCHAETA;

BENTHOS; DEEPWATER COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MACROBENTHOS; TIME SERIES;

NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ONTARIO;

EID: 84872997025     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523178     Document Type: Article

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