Microrefuges from drying for invertebrates in a seasonal wetland

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2528-2538

  Strachan, Scott R ^a   Chester, Edwin T ^a   Robson, Belinda J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Egg bank; Mediterranean climate; Refuges; Temporary wetlands

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84911960272     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12451     Document Type: Article

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