Biological diversity of copepods and cladocerans in Mediterranean temporary ponds under periods of contrasting rainfall

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-

  Caramujo, Maria José ^a   Boavida, Maria José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Drought; Dussartius baeticus; Hemidiaptomus; Zooplankton succession

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DROUGHT; HYDROPERIOD; POND; RAINFALL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CERIODAPHNIA RETICULATA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA; DIAPTOMIDS; DIAPTOMUS; DUSSARTIUS BAETICUS; HARPACTICOIDA; SIMOCEPHALUS EXSPINOSUS;

EID: 70849123844     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2010.64     Document Type: Article

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