Long-term dynamics of a Mediterranean alkaline vernal pool (Rhone delta, Southern France)

• Main Authors: Muller, Serge D, Bruneton, Hélène, Soulié-Märsche, Ingeborg, Rey, Tony, Thiéry, Alain, Waterkeyn, Aline, Brendonck, Luc, Schevin, Patrick, Yavercovski, Nicole, Grillas, Patrick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Wetlands Scientists 2008
• Subjects: branchiopoda; charophyta; conservation; ostracoda; palaeoecology; pollen; temporary wetland; ostracods crustacea; temporary pools; age calibration; chara-aspera; camargue; river; branchiopods; spinicaudata; notostraca; Rhone; Chara aspera
• Online Access: https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/222203

Mediterranean vernal pools are threatened habitats that support a number of endangered/rare plant and invertebrate species. Conservation management of these important habitats is limited by a lack of knowledge, especially concerning their past and present ecological dynamics. A multidisciplinary pal...