Spatio-temporal nested patterns in macroinvertebrate assemblages across a pond network with a wide hydroperiod range

Oecologia

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 469-483

  Florencio, Margarita ^a   Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^a   Serrano, Laura ^b   Bilton, David T ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonization; Community composition; Dispersal; Nestedness; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; RAIN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; DOMINANCE; HYDROPERIOD; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NESTEDNESS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POND; RAINFALL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; SEASONS; SPAIN;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

HEXAPODA; PTERYGOTA (WINGED INSECTS);

EID: 79956021665     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1847-2     Document Type: Article

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