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The Ephemeroptera of the River Bela, Westmorland
Author(s) -
COLLINS J. M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1971.tb01571.x
Subject(s) - clearance , calcareous , ecology , vegetation (pathology) , geography , lake district , limnology , hydrology (agriculture) , archaeology , geology , biology , paleontology , medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology , urology
SUMMARY Though larger and more calcareous than a Lake District Beck, the River Bela now harbours a similar community of Ephemeroptera. Three species characteristic of small rivers were not recorded after the sides had been straightened and cleared of emergent vegetation and the bottom had been levelled.