Spatiotemporal patterns in community structure of macroinvertebrates inhabiting calcareous periphyton mats

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 832-844

  Liston, Shawn E ^a,b   Trexler, Joel C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiphyton; Eutrophication; Everglades; Habitat structure; Infauna; Microhabitat; Power analysis; Refuge; Spatial autocorrelation; Wetland monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CLADOCERA; DASYHELEA; ELEOCHARIS; EPIPHYTON; HYALELLA AZTECA; PLANORBELLA;

EID: 28844491256     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/04-067.1     Document Type: Article

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