Regional and local drivers of macroinvertebrate assemblages in boreal springs

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 822-834

  Ilmonen, Jari ^a   Paasivirta, Lauri ^b   Virtanen, Risto ^c   Muotka, Timo ^a,c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b University of Oulu ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biodiversity; Community structure; Ecoregions; Ecotone; Europe; Finland; Habitat heterogeneity; Springs

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA INTERPRETATION; ECOREGION; ECOTONE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPRING WATER; ZONATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 64649102765     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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