Riverscape heterogeneity explains spatial variation in zooplankton functional evenness and biomass in a large river ecosystem

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-79

  Massicotte, Philippe ^a   Frenette, Jean Jacques ^a   Proulx, Raphaël ^a   Pinel Alloul, Bernadette ^b   Bertolo, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community structure; Functional diversity; Habitat heterogeneity; Riverscape; Spatial connectivity; St Lawrence river; Variation partitioning; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HETEROGENEITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 84893370666     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-013-9946-1     Document Type: Article

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