Cross-taxon congruence in Mediterranean temporary wetlands: Vascular plants, crustaceans, and coleopterans

Community Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-50

  Bagella, S ^a   Gascon S ^a   Caria, M ^a   Sala, J ^b   Boix, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Diversity; Habitat affinity; Sardinia; Species richness; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CRUSTACEAN; GENERALIST; HYDROPERIOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TAXONOMY; WETLAND;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

COLEOPTERA; CRUSTACEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79958809242     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.12.2011.1.6     Document Type: Article

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