Lone Star Bears: The Tardigrada of Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
Hinton JG, Meyer HA, McDaniel ND, Bergeron CB, Keely SJ, Matte A. 2014. Lone Star Bears: The Tardigrada of Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. Southeastern Naturalist. 13(Special Issue 5):131-136
We completed an all taxa biological inventory (ATBI) for water bears (Phylum Tardigrada) in the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) of southeastern Texas begun in 2006. Our inventory is based on methods used in a tardigrade ATBI of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hinton, Juliana; Meyer, Harry; McDaniel, Nola; Bergeron, Cynthia; Keely, Shailaja; Matte, Amie
- Units
- BITH
- Keywords
- animal, aquatic invertebrates, invertebrates, Tardigrada, Tardigrades
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates