Evidence for effects of Spartina anglica invasion on benthic macrofauna in Little Swanport estuary, Tasmania

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 150-159

  Hedge, Paul ^a   Kriwoken, Lorne K ^b  

^a Marine Resources Division   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Coastal; Estuaries; Invasion; Mudflat; Saltmarsh; Spartina anglica; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

AUSTRALIA;

SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 0034062659     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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