Distribution and microhabitats of native and non-native gammarids (Amphipoda, Crustacea) in Brittany, with particular reference to the endangered endemic sub-species Gammarus duebeni celticus

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-533

  Piscart, Christophe ^a   Manach, Alain ^b   Copp, Gordon H ^c   Marmonier, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Fisheries and Aquaculture Science ^*  (France)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Endangered species; Freshwater fauna; Gammaridae; Historical biogeography; Species replacement

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT USE; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROHABITAT; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE OVERLAP; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINOGAMMARUS BERILLONI; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; GAMMARUS DUEBENI CELTICUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS;

EID: 33846900423     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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