Exploring differences in macroinvertebrate communities from emergent, floating-leaved and submersed vegetation in shallow ponds

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-57

  Van Meutter, Frank De ^a   Cottenie, Karl ^b   De Meester, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Habitat complexity; Macrophytes; Pond management; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EMERGENCE; GRASS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; POND; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION TYPE;

INVERTEBRATA; NUPHAR; PHRAGMITES; POTAMOGETON; TYPHA; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 62549110059     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0173-0047     Document Type: Article

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