The habitat type and trophic state determine benthic macroinvertebrate communities in lowland shallow lakes of China

<p>Benthic macroinvertebrates play important roles in shallow lake ecosystems. Several studies based on qualitative comparisons of the amount of macrophytes were carried out to relate benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages to habitat conditions in shallow lakes. Our main aim was to analyze the...

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Main Authors: Zhixin Hu, Xu Sun, Yongjiu Cai, Liyun Guo, Qiankun Chen, Tao Liu, Fei Shi, Liuyan Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1220