Community structure of crustacean zooplankton in subarctic ponds - Effects of altitude and physical heterogeneity

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-335

  Rautio, Milla ^a  

^a Div of Hydrobiology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY; POND; ZOOPLANKTON;

FINLAND; KILPISJARVI; LAPLAND;

ANIMALIA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0031837088     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00570.x     Document Type: Article

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