Invertebrates in Rock Pools

Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands: An International Perspective on Their Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 25-53

  Brendonck, Luc ^a   Lanfranco, Sandro ^b   Timms, Brian ^c   Vanschoenwinkel, Bram ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Branchiopoda; Conservation; Endemic species; Hydroperiod; Species sorting; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017089438     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24978-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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