Growth of crustacean meiofauna in a forested floodplain swamp: Implications for biomass turnover

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-36

  Anderson, David H ^a,b   Darring, Stephen ^a   Benke, Arthur C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual P B; Cladocera; Growth; Meiofauna; Microcrustacean; Ostracoda; Swamp; Turnover rate; Wetland

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; GROWTH RATE; MEIOFAUNA; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

ALABAMA; USA;

CHYDORUS BREVILABRIS; CLADOCERA; CYPRIDOPSIS VIDUA; OSTRACODA; PHYSOCYPRIA PUSTULOSA;

EID: 0031922306     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468049     Document Type: Article

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