Persistence of aquatic refugia between flow pulses in a dryland river system (Cooper Creek, Australia)

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 743-754

  Hamilton, Stephen K ^a   Bunn, Stuart E ^b   Thoms, Martin C ^c   Marshall, Jonathan C ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

EID: 20044372532     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.3.0743     Document Type: Article

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