Pure spatial and spatially structured environmental variables explain Skistodiaptomus copepod range limits in the northeastern USA

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1397-1404

  Thum, Ryan A ^a,b   Stemberger, Richard S ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RANGE SIZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COPEPODA; SKISTODIAPTOMUS; SKISTODIAPTOMUS OREGONENSIS; SKISTODIAPTOMUS PALLIDUS; SKISTODIAPTOMUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 33745801607     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-046     Document Type: Article

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