Colonization and reproduction of large macroinvertebrates are enhanced by drought-related fish reductions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 605, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 209-218

  Dorn, Nathan J ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Dragonfly; Drought; Fish; Pond; Procambarus alleni

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; LINEAR REGRESSION; WETLANDS;

DRAGONFLY; FISH BIOMASS; PONDS; PROCAMBARUS ALLENI;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CRAYFISH; DISTURBANCE; DRAGONFLY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ASTACOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA; PROCAMBARUS ALLENI; STRATIOMYIDAE;

EID: 41849123804     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9355-7     Document Type: Article

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