Physical, chemical and faunal characteristics of a perennial stream in arid northern Oman

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 465-476

  Victor, Reginald ^a   Al Mahrouqi, Abdullah I S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arabia; arid zone; fauna; Oman; stream

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNAL DIVERSITY; FLOODING; STREAM ECOSYSTEM;

OMAN;

EID: 0030301993     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0125     Document Type: Article

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