Global diversity of water beetles (Coleoptera) in freshwater

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 595, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 419-442

  Jach M A ^a   Balke, M ^b  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^b Zoologische Staatssammlung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Global diversity; Insecta; Water beetles

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; OCEAN HABITATS;

COLEOPTERA; HYDROPHILIDAE; INSECTA; WATER BEETLES;

BIODIVERSITY;

AFROTROPICAL REGION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRESHWATER; NEARCTIC REGION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; ORIENTAL REGION; PALEARCTIC REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; ELMIDAE; GYRINIDAE; HYDRAENIDAE; HYDROPHILIDAE; INSECTA; SCIRTIDAE;

EID: 38149066752     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9117-y     Document Type: Review

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