Putting the meio- into stream ecology: Current findings and future directions for lotic meiofaunal research

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-183

  Robertson, A L ^a   Rundle, S D ^b   Schmid Araya, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Freshwater; Lotic; Meiofauna

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA;

EID: 0034071498     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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