Cryptic species diversity: An overlooked factor in environmental management?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 958-967

  Feckler, Alexander ^a   Zubrod, Jochen P ^a   Thielsch, Anne ^a   Schwenk, Klaus ^a   Schulz, Ralf ^a   Bundschuh, Mirco ^a,b  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Gammarus; Genetic differentiation; Leaf litter breakdown; Nominal species; RFLP; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CRYPSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM;

EID: 84904412409     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12246     Document Type: Article

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