Complex spatial and temporal patterns of littoral benthic communities interacting with water level fluctuations and wind exposure in the littoral zone of a large lake

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-129

  Scheifhacken, Nicole ^a,b   Fiek, Christian ^a   Rothhaupt, Karl Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eulittoral zone; Fetch; Macroinvertebrates; Slope; Water level fluctuation; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER LEVEL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34848866227     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0115     Document Type: Article

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