Insular lake island biogeography: Using lake metrics to predict diversity in littoral zone mollusk communities

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 997-1008

  Harris, Andrew T ^a   Woolnough, Daelyn A ^a   Zanatta, David T ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastropoda; Great Lakes islands; island biogeography; Lake Michigan; Sphaeriidae; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALKALINITY; BIVALVE; GASTROPOD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HARDNESS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LIMNOLOGY; PH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURFACE AREA; WATER CHEMISTRY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SPHAERIIDAE (BIVALVES); UNIONIDAE;

EID: 80054809925     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-020.1     Document Type: Article

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