Aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity of playa wetlands: The role of landscape and island biogeographic characteristics

Wetlands

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-91

  Hall, Dianne L ^a,c   Willig, Michael R ^a   Moorhead, Daryl L ^b   Sites, Robert W ^c   Fish, Ernest B ^a   Mollhagen, Tony R ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Diversity; Landscape ecology; Playas; Richness; Southern High Plains; Theory of island biogeography; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 11144245913     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0077:AMDOPW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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