Habitat duration and community structure in temporary ponds

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-86

  Schneider, Daniel W ^a,b   Frost, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Disturbance frequency; Habitat duration; Life histories; Predation; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030061890     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467433     Document Type: Article

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