Biogeographical patterns of freshwater micro- and macroorganisms: A comparison between phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish in the eastern Mediterranean

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1341-1351

  Mazaris, Antonios D ^a   Moustaka Gouni, Maria ^a   Michaloudi, Evangelia ^a   Bobori, Dimitra C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biogeographical patterns; Community composition; Distance decay; Environmental heterogeneity; Fish; Freshwater ecosystems; Greece; Plankton

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; LIMNOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MICROORGANISM; PLANKTON; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

GREECE;

EID: 77954801114     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02294.x     Document Type: Article

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