Long-term experimental manipulation of moisture conditions and its impact on moss-living tardigrades

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 119-125

  Jönsson, K Ingemar ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Echiniscus spiniger; Milnesium tardigradum; Population change; Richtersius coronifer; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

ALVAR; DESICCATION; HYDRATION; INVERTEBRATE; MOISTURE; MOSS; POPULATION DENSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KALMAR [SWEDEN]; NORTHERN EUROPE; OLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BRYOPHYTA; ECHINISCUS; MILNESIUM TARDIGRADUM; RICHTERSIUS CORONIFER; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 34547651273     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.s1.119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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