Microcrustacean communities in streams from two physiographically contrasting regions of Britain

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-111

  Rundle, Simon D ^a   Ramsay, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biogeography; cladocerans; copepods; Microcrustacean communities

Indexed keywords

MACROBENTHOS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

UK, ENGLAND; UK, WALES;

CLADOCERA; COPEPODA;

EID: 0030617845     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1997.tb00054.x     Document Type: Article

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