Diversity and distribution of large branchiopods in Kiskunság (Hungary) in relation to local habitat and spatial factors: Implications for their conservation

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 940-950

  Boven, Liesbet ^a   Vanschoenwinkel, Bram ^a   De Roeck, Els R ^a   Hulsmans, Ann ^a   Brendonck, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anostraca; Habitat size; Laevicaudata; Notostraca; Spinicaudata; Transparency; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DISPERSAL; FIELD SURVEY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROPERIOD; LANDSCAPE; PREDATION RISK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHIOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LAEVICAUDATA; NOTOSTRACA; SPINICAUDATA;

EID: 54949140793     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08154     Document Type: Article

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