Patterns of composition and species richness of crustaceans and aquatic insects along environmental gradients in Mediterranean water bodies

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 597, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-69

  Boix, D ^a   Gascon S ^a   Sala, J ^a   Badosa, A ^a   Brucet, S ^a   Lopez Flores R ^a   Martinoy, M ^b   Gifre, J ^b   Quintana, X D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Mosquito Control Service of Badia de Roses and Baix Ter   (Spain)

Author keywords

Faunal composition; Landscape variables; Mediterranean water bodies; Pond characteristics; Species richness; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PONDING; SALINE WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS; FAUNAL COMPOSITION; PERMANENT FRESHWATERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INSECT; LANDSCAPE; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 37549066646     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9221-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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