Changes in productivity of the saltmarsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax (Diptera: Culicidae), and vegetation cover following culvert removal

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 240-248

  Turner, P A ^a   Streever, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CEWES ER W   (United States)

Author keywords

Avicennia; Eggshell; Kooragang Island; Mangrove; Sarcocornia; Sporobolus; Tidal flushing; Wetland rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044366426     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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