Distribution and abundance of macroinvertebrates within two temporary ponds

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 497, Issue , 2003, Pages 161-167

  Smith, Geoffrey R ^a   Vaala, David A ^a   Dingfelder, Haley A ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bivalves; Distribution; Hemipterans; Odonates; Snails

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE; WATER RESOURCES;

PONDS;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPHEMERAL POOL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARTHROPODA; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; HEMIPTERA; LYMNAEIDAE; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0242403112     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025433103243     Document Type: Article

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