Diversity of rotifers from northeastern U.S.A. bogs with new species records for North America and New England

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 497, Issue , 2003, Pages 53-62

  Błȩdzki, Leszek A ^a   Ellison, Aaron M ^a,b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bogs; Diversity; New England; Rotifera

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

MICROHABITATS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BOG; NEW RECORD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

CEPHALODELLA; COLURELLA; COLURELLA OBTUSA; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA; SARRACENIA; SARRACENIA PURPUREA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 0242403161     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025457503900     Document Type: Article

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