Ecosystem measures of river health and their response to riparian and catchment degradation

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 333-345

  Bunn, S E ^a   Davies, P M ^b   Mosisch, T D ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic metabolism; Ecosystem health; Primary production; Riparian; Streams

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0032893026     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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