Local biodiversity patterns in micrometazoans: Are tardigrades everywhere?

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-268

  Guil, Noemí ^a   Sánchez Moreno, Sara ^b   MacHordom, Annie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Diversity; Leaf litter; Lichen; Moss; Richness; Rock; Spain; Species richness; Tree trunk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; EUTARDIGRADA; HETEROTARDIGRADA; METAZOA; PROTISTA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 70350500057     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200009003016     Document Type: Article

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