Temporary ponds of eastern Poland: An initial assessment of their importance for nature conservation

Archives des Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 73-84

  Biggs, Jeremy ^a   Bilton, Dave ^b   Williams, Penny ^a   Nicolet, Pascale ^a   Briggs, Lars ^c   Eeles, Bob ^c   Whitfield, Mericia ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c AmphiConsult ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branchiopods; Floodplain ponds; Landscape types; Species richness; Water beetles

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WATER CONSERVATION;

BRANCHIOPODS; FLOODPLAIN PONDS; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER BEETLES;

WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

BRANCHIOPODA; COLEOPTERA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748505234     PISSN: 1661464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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