Inundation timing, more than duration, affects the community structure of California vernal pool mesocosms

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 732, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-83

  Kneitel, Jamie M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroregime; Invertebrates; Phenology; Species composition; Temporary ponds

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84899918764     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1845-1     Document Type: Article

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