Dispersal of large branchiopod cysts: Potential movement by wind from potholes on the Colorado Plateau

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 600, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-27

  Graham, Tim B ^a   Wirth, David ^a,b  

^a Canyonlands Research Station   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branchiopods; Dispersal; Disturbance; Erosion; Potholes; Rock pools; Sediment cyst bank; Wind

Indexed keywords

EROSION; ROCKS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND; WIND TUNNELS;

BRANCHIOPOD CYSTS; DISPERSAL; POTHOLES; ROCK POOLS; SEDIMENT CYST BANKS; WIND SPEEDS;

SEDIMENTS;

CRUSTACEAN; CYST; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

COLORADO PLATEAU; MOAB; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BRANCHIOPODA;

EID: 40549088587     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9171-5     Document Type: Article

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