Spatial and temporal patterns of pioneer macrofauna in recently created ponds: Taxonomic and functional approaches

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 634, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-151

  Ruhi A ^a   Boix, D ^a   Sala, J ^a   Gascon S ^a   Quintana, X D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Colonization; Functional approach; Hydrological stability; Mediterranean ponds; Succession

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL TRAITS; COLONIZATION; DOMINANT SPECIES; FIRST YEAR; FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES; MACROFAUNA; TEMPORAL PATTERN; WATER CHEMISTRY;

SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

LAKES;

COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT LOSS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PIONEER SPECIES; POND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; TAXONOMY; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 71349085221     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9896-4     Document Type: Article

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