Harshness: Characterisation of intermittent stream habitat over space and time

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-23

  Fritz, Ken M ^a,b   Dodds, Walter K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INDEX METHOD; SUCCESSION;

EID: 14844309710     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF04244     Document Type: Article

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