Hydrology and management of furloughs (temporary lakes) affect Marsh fly (sciomyzidae: Diptera) communities

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-283

  Williams, D Christopher ^a   Sheahan, Jerome ^a   Gormally, J Mike ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Hydrology; Mantel tests; Marsh flies; Molluscs; Predator prey; Temporary wetland; Turlough; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049094303     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2009.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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