Freshwater mollusc diversity in the Kruger National Park: A comparison between a period of prolonged drought and a period of exceptionally high rainfall

Koedoe

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-11

  de Kock, K N ^a   Wolmarans, C T ^a   du Preez, L H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Freshwater molluscs; Invader species; Kruger National Park; Mollusca; Rainfall; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; MOLLUSC; RAINFALL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALPEXA MARMORATA; APLEXA; BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; LANISTES; LANISTES OVUM; MARMORATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0037004662     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v45i2.23     Document Type: Article

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