Macroinvertebrate assemblages of littoral habitats in the Macquarie and Mersey rivers, Tasmania: Implications for the management of regulated rivers

Regulated Rivers: Research and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-122

  Humphries, Paul ^a,b   Davies, Peter E ^a,c   Mulcahy, Mary E ^a  

^a Inland Fisheries Commission   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Instream habitat; Invertebrates; Macrophytes; Riffles; Water levels

Indexed keywords

HABITAT DIVERSITY; LITTORAL HABITAT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, MACQUARIE RIVER; AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, MERSEY RIVER;

AMPHIPODA; COLEOPTERA; ELMIDAE; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; OSTRACODA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0029668062     PISSN: 08869375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1646(199601)12:1<99::AID-RRR382>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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