Propagules in dry wetland sediments as indicators of ecological health: Effects of salinity

River Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-197

  Skinner, Rachael ^a,b   Sheldon, Fran ^a,c   Walker, Keith F ^a,b  

^a Coop Res Ctr for Freshw Ecology ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological health; Propagules; River Murray; Salinity; Seed banks; Temporary wetlands

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; PROTISTA;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; SALINITY; SEED BANK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035088358     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rrr.616     Document Type: Article

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