Changes in biofilms induced by flow regulation could explain extinctions of aquatic snails in the lower River Murray, Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 347, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 97-108

  Sheldon, Fran ^a,b   Walker, Keith F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOFILM; EXTINCTION; FLOW REGULATION; FOOD RESOURCE; SNAIL;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, MURRAY RIVER;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GASTROPODA; NOTOPALA; NOTOPALA HANLEYI; NOTOPALA SUBLINEATA; THIARA; THIARA BALONNENSIS; THIARIDAE; VIVIPARIDAE;

EID: 0030881326     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003019302094     Document Type: Article

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