Crustacean species richness in temporary pools: Relationships with habitat traits

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 525, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 125-130

  Eitam, Avi ^a   Blaustein, Leon ^a   Van Damme, Kay ^b   Dumont, Henri J ^b   Martens, Koen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cladocera; hydroperiod; Ostracoda; species area; temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

HABITATS; OSTRACODS; WATER DEPTH;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

HYDROLOGY;

CRUSTACEAN; EPHEMERAL POOL; HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 4444257727     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000038859.51416.7d     Document Type: Article

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