Relationship between the crustacean and molluscan assemblages of Tasmanian saltmarshes and the vegetation and soil conditions

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 785-799

  Richardson, A M M ^a   Swain, R ^a   Wong, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Invertebrate assemblage; Ordination

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; MOLLUSC; SALTMARSH;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; ONISCIDEA;

EID: 0032441397     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97097     Document Type: Article

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