Temporary aquatic habitats often are inhabited by a unique fauna and flora and contribute
significantly to regional diversity. Temporary wetlands around the world are disappearing …

The Crustacea present a variety of body plans not encountered in any other class or phylum
of the Metazoa. Here we review our current knowledge on the complement and expression …

Several human activities, such as actions for nature conservation, research and recreational
activities, are closely associated with inland aquatic habitats that are usually considered as …

The extant genera of the spinicaudatan clam shrimp family Limnadiidae are revised using
morphological criteria built on previously published molecular analyses. The combined …

Mediterranean temporary ponds are present in five biogeographical regions, which are
characterized by hot dry summers and cool mild winters. These ponds host high levels of …

Copepoda and Branchiopoda from Tunisian temporary waters were collected from 92
sampling stations along five distinct areas, namely the Northern, the Medjerda, the Cap Bon …

We investigated the phylogenetic relationships among the three presently recognized
subspecies of the tadpole shrimp, Triops cancriformis, using mitochondrial 16S and 12S …

Abstract Fairy shrimp (Crustacea: Anostraca) are specialist inhabitants of temporary aquatic
habitats. In many parts of the world and particularly in Western Europe, however …

In a large‐scale outdoor mesocosm experiment we studied the effects of salinity on
successional patterns, diversity, and relative abundances of Camargue (southern France) …

To monitor the diversity and distribution patterns of large branchiopods and the effects of
local and regional processes, 30 temporary wetlands in a nature reserve in the Camargue …