Can large branchiopods shape microcrustacean communities in Mediterranean temporary wetlands?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Waterkeyn, Aline ^a,b   Grillas, Patrick ^b   Anton Pardo, Maria ^c   Vanschoenwinkel, Bram ^a   Brendonck, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anostraca; bioturbation; interference competition; predation; Triops.

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BRACHIOPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSPECIFIC; CRUSTACEAN; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MICROCOSM; PREDATION; SALINITY; WETLAND;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CAMARGUE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHIOPODA; CHIROCEPHALUS DIAPHANUS; TRIOPS; TRIOPS CANCRIFORMIS;

EID: 79551473015     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10147     Document Type: Article

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