Effects of plant morphology on small-scale distribution of invertebrates

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2143-2155

  Hansen, Joakim P ^a   Sagerman, Josefin ^a   Wikström, Sofia A ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AquaBiota Water Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; COLONIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERB; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHARA; CHARA BALTICA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS;

EID: 78449250059     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1479-4     Document Type: Article

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