Inter- and intra-annual variations of macroinvertebrate assemblages are related to the hydroperiod in Mediterranean temporary ponds

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 634, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 167-183

  Florencio, Margarita ^a   Serrano, Laura ^b   Gómez Rodríguez, Carola ^a   Millán, Andrés ^c   Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Community composition; Hydroperiod; Life cycle; Temporal variation; Wet phases

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HYDROPERIOD; HYDROPERIODS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

DEWATERING; LAKES; LIFE CYCLE; OCEAN HABITATS;

FORESTRY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; HYDROPERIOD; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POND; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANACAENA LUTESCENS; ANISOPS SARDEUS; BEROSUS; COLEOPTERA; CORIXA AFFINIS; DYTISCIDAE; ENOCHRUS; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 71349083740     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9897-3     Document Type: Article

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