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The Biogeography of Cladocera (Crustacea) in Tropical Australia

avondale-bepress.context-key25847367
avondale-bepress.submission-pathsci_math_papers/126
avondale.affiliateTimms, Brian
avondale.facultyScience
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorTimms, Brian V.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:34:15Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:34:15Z
dc.date.issued1988-01-01
dc.date.submitted2021-11-09T18:31:54Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Ninety-six species of Cladocera, comprising 8 Sididae, 50 Chydoridae, 17 Macrothricidae, 5 Moinidae, 2 Bosminidae, and 14 Daphniidae, occur in tropical Australia. Of this number 38% are cosmopolitan including so‐called cosmopolitan species, 13.5% are circumtropical, 13.5% occur as well innear by countries, and 35% are endemic. North Queensland is a major area of speciation. Species richness varies from north to south and from wetter coastal areas to the drier inland. Major factors influencing richness and distribution are the relative proportion of floodplain billabongs in an area, coupled with rainfall reliability. The most common species include Alonella clathratula, Chydorus nr. pubsecens, Macrothrix triserialis, Oxyurella singalensis, Ephemeroporus nr. barroisi, Dadaya macrops, Diaphanosoma sarsi, Ceriodaphnia cornuta, and Dunhevedia crassa. Copyright © 1988 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Timms, B. V. (1988). The biogeography of Cladocera (Crustacea) in tropical Australia. <em>Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie, 73</em>(3), 337-356. doi:10.1002/iroh.19880730309</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19880730309
dc.identifier.issn0020-9309
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/25847367
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.relation.ispartofInternationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie (International Review of Hydrobiology)
dc.rights<p>Due to copyright restrictions this article is unavailable for download.</p>
dc.subjectbillabongs
dc.subjectcircumtropical species
dc.subjectCladocera
dc.subjectendemic species
dc.subjectspecies richness
dc.subjectTwinspan classification
dc.titleThe Biogeography of Cladocera (Crustacea) in Tropical Australia
dc.typeJournal Article

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