Distinctiveness of macroinvertebrate communities in turloughs (temporary ponds) and their response to environmental variables

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-465

  Porst, Gwendolin ^a   Irvine, Kenneth ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitats Directive; Invertebrates; Temporary ponds; Turloughs; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYDROPERIOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POND; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67650164510     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1016     Document Type: Article

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