Influence of climatic gradients on metacommunities of aquatic invertebrates on granite outcrops in southern Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-135

  Timms, B V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Branchiopods; Cladocerans; Climate; Gnammas; Hydroperiod; Ostracods

Indexed keywords

BOECKELLA; BRANCHIOPODA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNADIA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 84916628229     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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