Water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia): powerful but widely neglected bioindicators–a review

Neotropical Biodiversity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 12-25

  Goldschmidt, Tom ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomonitoring tools; freshwater assessment; Latin America; monitoring of springs; water mites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969619143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23766808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2016.1144359     Document Type: Article

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