Biodiversity and distribution of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in spring habitats

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2163-2173

  Di Sabatino, Antonio ^a   Cicolani, Bruno ^a   Gerecke, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Freshwaters; Italy; Spring habitats; Water mites

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MITE; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPRING WATER; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ACARI; HYDRACARINA;

EID: 0346991423     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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