Effects of elevated salinity from road deicers on Chironomus riparius at environmentally realistic springtime temperatures

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1078-1087

  Lob, Daniel W ^a   Silver, Pamela ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chironomus riparius; life history traits; road deicer; temperature salinity interaction

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMERGENCE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVERWINTERING; SALINITY; SPRING (SEASON); SURVIVAL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 84884294164     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-095.1     Document Type: Article

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