Acidophilic terrestrial gastropod communities of North America

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-156

  Nekola, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDOPHILY; BIODIVERSITY; BOG; CALCAREOUS SOIL; COEXISTENCE; HABITAT USE; HEATHLAND; MOSS; PH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SNAIL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

GASTROPODA; SPHAGNUM; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 77951990418     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyp053     Document Type: Article

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