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Vertical sediment migrations of dominant midge species in subtropical lakes with implications for bioassessment

Yongjiu CaiKimmo TolonenGuangwei ZhuZhijun GongWei ZouBoqiang QinKai Peng

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0106 biological sciencesGeneral Decision SciencesmacrozoobenthosSubtropics010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesChironomidaeChironomidsPropsilocerus akamusisurviaissääsketEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEcologybiologyEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologySedimentBurrowbiology.organism_classificationpohjaeläimistöbiomonitoringMidgeta1181Environmental scienceEutrophicationindikaattorilajitPropsilocerus akamusi

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Abstract Propsilocerus akamusi (Diptera: Chironomidae) is a dominant species in numerous eutrophic lakes and they could burrow into deep sediments (>30 cm) during summer months. However, common-used grab samplers are efficient in collecting surface-dwelling species (

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-12-01Ecological Indicators
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.020