Competitive exclusion and habitat segregation in seasonal macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary ponds

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 650-662

  Florencio, Margarita ^a   Gómez Rodríguez, Carola ^b   Serrano, Laura ^c   Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

community structure; competitive checkerboard; habitat checkerboard; hydroperiod; invertebrate composition; Mediterranean ponds; pond desiccation; pond filling; predation; urodeles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POND; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84884332014     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-105.1     Document Type: Article

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