Farm ponds in New South Wales, Australia: Relationship between macrophyte and phytoplankton abundances

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-360

  Casanova, Michelle T ^a   Douglas Hill, Annabel ^a   Brock, Margaret A ^a   Muschal, Monika ^b   Bales, Michael ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^c NSW Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Biomanipulation; Catchment; Chlorophyll a; Environmental variables

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POND;

AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL WESTERN SLOPES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

EID: 0030987563     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96131     Document Type: Article

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