Salinisation and prospects for biodiversity in rivers and wetlands of south-west Western Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 673-688

  Halse, S A ^a   Ruprecht, J K ^b   Pinder, A M ^a  

^a Dept of Conserv and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

^b Water and Rivers Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; RIVER; SALINIZATION; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642525632     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT02113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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