Niche partitioning, shape of species response, and diversity in the phytobenthos across the rocky shoreline of a large peri-Alpine lake

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 620-627

  Spitale, Daniel ^a   Scalfi, Alessia ^a   Cantonati, Marco ^a,b  

^a Museo delle Scienze   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bangia atropurpurea; Cladophora glomerata; Jaoa bullata; Lake Garda; Littoral gradient; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BANGIA ATROPURPUREA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; JAOA BULLATA; LITTORAL GRADIENT; ZONATION;

ALGAE; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; WATER LEVELS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DOMINANCE; HABITAT TYPE; LAKE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOBENTHOS; RED ALGA; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER DEPTH; WATER LEVEL; ZONATION;

ITALY; LAKE GARDA;

BANGIA ATROPURPUREA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA; GRANULINA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84869888667     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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