Spatial variation in the distribution and abundance of submersed macrophytes in an Australian subtropical river

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-186

  Mackay, Stephen J ^a   Arthington, Angela H ^a   Kennard, Mark J ^a   Pusey, Bradley J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Conceptual model; Distribution; Environmental gradients; Spatial variation; Submersed macrophytes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MACROPHYTE; ORDINATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA; MARY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM VERRUCOSUM; POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON CRISPUS; RIPARIA; VALLISNERIA; VALLISNERIA NANA;

EID: 0142094718     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00103-7     Document Type: Article

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