Algal diversity and assemblages in arid zone rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin, Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 337-349

  Costelloe, Justin F ^a   Powling, Joan ^b   Reid, Julian R W ^c   Shiel, Russel J ^d   Hudson, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Consulting Freshwater Biologist ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lake Eyre Basin; Multivariate analysis; Phytoplankton; Salinity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAKE EYRE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUGLENIDA;

EID: 15544367890     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.851     Document Type: Article

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