The contribution of man-made ditches to the regional stream biodiversity of the new river watershed in the Florida panhandle

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-177

  Simon, Troy N ^a   Travis, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Connectivity; Ditches; Macroinvertebrates; Streams; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; FAUNISTICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION COVER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NEW BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BAETIDAE; DOLOMEDES; HYALELLA; LEPTOLUCANIA OMMATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PALAEMONETES;

EID: 79959789992     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0521-3     Document Type: Article

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