Aquatic invertebrate communities in tank bromeliads: How well do classic ecological patterns apply?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 730, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-166

  Jocque, M ^a,b,c   Field, R ^d  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hope House   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Altitudinal gradient; Beta diversity; Species diversity; Species elevation relationship; Species isolation relationship

Indexed keywords

BROMELIACEAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84898545368     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1831-7     Document Type: Article

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