Species richness, endemism and ecology of crustacean assemblages in Northern California vernal pools

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-116

  King, Jamie L ^a   Simovich, Marie A ^b   Brusca, Richard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

crustaceans; diversity; Temporary pools; vernal pools; wetlands

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDEMISM; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORARY POOL; VERNAL POOL;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0029661132     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00018707     Document Type: Article

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