Cryptic biodiversity in streams: A comparison of macroinvertebrate communities based on morphological and DNA barcode identifications

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 312-324

  Jackson, John K ^a   Battle, Juliann M ^a   White, Bryan P ^b   Pilgrim, Erik M ^c   Stein, Eric D ^b   Miller, Peter E ^d   Sweeney, Bernard W ^a  

^a STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

COI gene; community structure; cytochrome c oxidase; DNA barcoding; freshwater; macroinvertebrates; mitochondrial DNA; species richness; taxonomy; water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; RARITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896337661     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675225     Document Type: Article

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