An evaluation of local and regional diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in two small regions of Ireland and their potential as localised refugia for certain taxonomic groups

Biology and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Feeley, H B ^a   Kelly Quinn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84864668059     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2011.21     Document Type: Article

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