Characterizing fish-habitat associations in streams as the first step in ecological restoration

Austral Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 611-621

  Bond, N R ^a   Lake, P S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gadopsis marmoratus; Galaxias olidus; Lowland stream; Microhabitat; Nannoperca australis; Sand slug

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FISH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MICROHABITAT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

GADOPSIS MARMORATUS; GALAXIAS; GALAXIAS OLIDUS; GASTROPODA; NANNOPERCA; NANNOPERCA AUSTRALIS; UNELA REMANEI; VICTORIA;

EID: 0347662333     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.t01-1-01317.x     Document Type: Article

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