Small-scale spatial distribution variability in terrestrial tardigrade populations

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 558, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-139

  Meyer, Harry A ^a  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Patchiness; Sample size

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INVESTMENTS; OCEAN HABITATS; ROCKS;

MOUNTAINS; PATCHINESS; SAMPLE SIZE;

BIODIVERSITY;

HABITAT SELECTION; INVERTEBRATE; PATCHINESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

CITRUS SPRINGS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FORT MYERS; NORTH AMERICA; OUACHITA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; CITRUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 29844442582     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1412-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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