Freshwater molluscs in mountain lakes of the Eastern Alps (Austria): relationship between environmental variables and lake colonization

This study examines the colonization of twelve mountain lakes of the Central Alps in Austria by freshwater gastropods and bivalves. Of the twelve lakes studied, seven are in the montane vegetation level (600 – 1400 m), and five are subalpine (1400 – 2200 m). At each lake, species diversity and abund...

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Main Author: Robert STURM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2007-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/193