The temporal dynamics of temporary pond macroinvertebrate communities over a 10-year period

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 391-405

  Jeffries, Michael James ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; History; Macroinvertebrates; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POND; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79959792798     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0551-x     Document Type: Article

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