Re-examining the effects of episodic acidity on macroinvertebrates in small conifer-forested streams in ireland and empirical evidence for biological recovery

Biology and Environment

Volumn 114B, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 205-218

  Feeley, Hugh B ^a,b   Kelly Quinn, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAETIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84921960883     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2014.18     Document Type: Article

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