Spatial predictors of fish species composition in European lowland lakes

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-79

  Mehner, Thomas ^a   Emmrich, Matthias ^a   Hartwig, Sebastian ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; FISH; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOMETRY; PREDICTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

GERMANY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84892437763     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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