Exploring species distribution of spring meiofauna (Annelida, Acari, Crustacea) in the south-eastern Alps

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages 65-76

  Stoch, Fabio ^a   Gerecke, Reinhard ^b   Pieri, Valentina ^c   Rossetti, Giampaolo ^d   Sambugar, Beatrice ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b University of Udine ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Meiofauna; Springs

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ARACHNID; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CARBONATE ROCK; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MEIOFAUNA; MICROHABITAT; OSTRACOD; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALPS; ITALY; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

ACARI; ANNELIDA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 79951614597     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2011.s1.65     Document Type: Article

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