Conservation and field management of the freshwater crayfish, Euastacus spinifer (Decapoda: Parastacidae), in the Sydney Region, Australia

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 1997, Issue 118, 1997, Pages 217-225

  Merrick, John R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bio monitor; Conservation; Euastacus spinifer; Freshwater crayfish; Habitat assessment; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040392705     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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