Range size and environmental calcium requirements of British freshwater gastropods

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-51

  Briers, Robert A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Freshwater molluscs; Gastropods; Geographical range size; Macroecology; Niche availability; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CALCIUM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; MOLLUSC; NICHE BREADTH; RANGE SIZE; GASTROPOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; HABITAT SELECTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0037278497     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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