Patterns of distribution of macroinvertebrate families in rivers of north-western Australia

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 299-316

  Kay, W R ^a,b   Smith, M J ^a   Pinder, A M ^a   Mcrae, J M ^a   Davis, J A ^b   Halse, S A ^a  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Macroinvertebrate families; North western Australia; Patterns of distribution

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032893603     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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