The distribution and conservation of threatened Sphaeriidae on British grazing marshland

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2207-2220

  Watson, Alisa M ^a   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Drainage ditches; Grazing marsh; Pisidium; Snails; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GRAZING; MARSH;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANISUS VORTICULUS; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; MUSCULIUM LACUSTRE; PISIDIUM; PISIDIUM OBTUSALE; SEGMENTINA NITIDA; SPHAERIIDAE (BIVALVES); SPHAERIUM CORNEUM; VALVATA MACROSTOMA;

EID: 23744470165     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-4670-4     Document Type: Article

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