Meiobenthic arthropod communities in new streams in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 397; pp. 197 - 209
• Main Authors: ROBERTSON, A. L, MILNER, A. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.01.1999; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Aquatic birds; Arthropoda; Biological and medical sciences; Cladocera; Colonization; Community; Community structure; Copepoda; Creeks & streams; Fresh water ecosystems; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glacial drift; Glaciers; Glaciohydrology; Hydrachnida; National parks; Ostracoda; Species composition; Species richness; Streams; Synecology; USA, Alaska; USA, Alaska, Glacier Bay National Park; Water temperature; Alaska; United States; North America; America; Community structure; Statistical analysis; Cladocera; Environmental factor; Time scale; Zoobenthos; Ostracoda; Crustacea; Freshwater environment; Species diversity; Animal community; Arthropoda; Copepoda; Stream; Glacier Bay National Park; Invertebrata; Branchiopoda; Colonization; Population density; Comparative study; Species succession

Meiobenthic arthropod community structure (comprising species of chydorid and macrothricid Cladocera, cyclopoid and harpacticoid Copepoda, Ostracoda and Hydrachnida) was examined along a chronosequence of five streams of different ages (20-150 years) in Glacier Bay National Park to determine whether...