Functional characteristics of macroinvertebrate communities in mediterranean ponds (Central Italy): Influence of water permanence and mesohabitat type

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-39

  Bazzanti, Marcello ^a   Bella, Valentina Della ^a   Grezzi, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astatic ponds; Functional feeding groups; Functional groups; Habits; Macroinvertebrates; Responses to desiccation; Taxonomic diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT TYPE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POND; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CREEDIIDAE;

EID: 65349188153     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/09005     Document Type: Article

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