An evaluation of local and regional diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in two small regions of Ireland and their potential as localised refugia for certain taxonomic group

Abstract

H.B. Feeley, M. Kelly-Quinn, AN EVALUATION OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL DIVERSITY OF BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES IN TWO SMALL REGIONS OF IRELAND AND THEIR POTENTIAL AS LOCALISED REFUGIA FOR CERTAIN TAXONOMIC GROUPS, Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 112B, No. 1 (March 2012), pp. 43-54