Microdistribution of macroinvertebrates in a temporary pond of Central Italy: Taxonomic and functional analyses

Limnologica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-299

  Bazzanti, Marcello ^a   Coccia, Cristina ^a   Giuseppina Dowgiallo, Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional aspects; Macroinvertebrates; Microhabitats; Taxonomic composition and structure; Temporary pond

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPHEMERAL POOL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MICROHABITAT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POND; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TAXONOMY;

ITALY;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; APORCELAIMELLUS OBTUSICAUDATUS; BEROSUS SIGNATICOLLIS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; COLEOPTERA; CORYNONEURA SCUTELLATA; CREEDIIDAE; DIPTERA; DORYLAIMUS; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; GERRIS MACULATUS; HELOCHARES LIVIDUS; HEMIPTERA; HYGROBIA HERMANNI; JUNCUS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; NEMATODA; ODONATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); ORTHOCLADIINAE; PARATANYTARSUS; PROCLADIUS; PSECTROCLADIUS SORDIDELLUS; PSECTROTANYPUS; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS; RANUNCULUS SARDOUS; SPIROGYRA SP.; SYMPETRUM; TANYPODINAE; TANYTARSINI; TOBRILUS; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 77958183531     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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