Interspecific association and substrate specificity in tardigrades from Florida, Southeastern United States

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 558, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-132

  Meyer, Harry A ^a  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf Coast; Interspecific association; North America; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FORESTRY;

GULF COAST; INTERSPECIFIC ASSOCIATION;

COASTAL ZONES;

HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPECIALIST; SUBSTRATE;

COASTS; FORESTRY; MOSS; NORTH AMERICA;

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

BRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 29844437230     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1411-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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