Identifying key environmental factors related to plant and crustacean assemblages in Mediterranean temporary ponds

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1749-1768

  Bagella, Simonetta ^a   Gascón, Stéphanie ^b   Caria, Maria Carmela ^a   Sala, Jordi ^b   Mariani, Maria Antonietta ^a   Boix, Dani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Conservation programs; Hydroperiod; Land use; Landscape; Pond size; Sardinia; Wet system

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CRUSTACEAN; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HYDROPERIOD; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LAND USE; POND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURFACE AREA;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

BOS; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 77952236399     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9801-5     Document Type: Article

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