Faunistic assemblages of natural springs in different areas in the Swiss National Park: a small-scale comparison

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 793, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 175-184

  von Fumetti, Stefanie ^a   Blattner, Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine spring; Conservation; Macroinvertebrates; Metacommunity; Substrate composition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MITE; SPRING (HYDROLOGY);

ALPS; GRAUBUNDEN; SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

DRUSUS; HYDRACARINA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84969172379     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-016-2788-5     Document Type: Article

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