Longitudinal patterns in benthic communities in an urban stream under restoration

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-28

  Blakely, Tanya J ^a   Harding, Jon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Heavy metals; Restoration; Urban streams; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WORLD;

AMPHIPODA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MUS; PARACALLIOPE; PHYSA ACUTA; PHYSELLA; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 18844384419     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517291     Document Type: Article

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