Biodiversity of Belgian groundwater fauna in relation to environmental conditions

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 814-829

  Martin, Patrick ^a   De Broyer, Claude ^a   Fiers, Frank ^a   Michel, Georges ^b   Sablon, Rose ^a   Wouters, Karel ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b Commission Wallonne d'Etude et de Protection des Sites Souterrains ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Eurytopic species; Glaciations; Ground water; Stygobionts

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; HYDRACARINA; ISOPODA; MOLLUSCA; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTRACODA; SYNCARIDA;

EID: 62949205728     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.01993.x     Document Type: Article

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