Littoral microcrustaceans (Cladocera, Copepoda) in a prairie coastal wetland: Seasonal abundance and community structure

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 357, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 37-52

  Hann, Brenda J ^a   Zrum, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WETLAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LITTORAL ZONE; MICROCRUSTACEAN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACANTHOCYCLOPS VERNALIS; ALONA CIRCUMFIMBRIATA; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHYDORUS; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; DAPHNIA ROSEA; DIACYCLOPS THOMASI; EUCYCLOPS AGILIS; MACROCYCLOPS ALBIDUS; PHYTOPHILUS CLADOCERANS; PLEUROXUS DENTICULATUS; SIMOCEPHALUS VETULUS;

EID: 0031578695     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003170416487     Document Type: Article

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