Zonal stratification and geographic clustering of a species-rich chironomid community in freshwater coastal rock pools

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 751, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 147-158

  Egan, Alexander T ^a   Ferrington, Leonard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha and beta diversity; Biogeography; Isle Royale; Lake superior; Pupal exuviae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939942921     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-015-2183-7     Document Type: Article

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