Modification of saltmarsh for mosquito control in Australia alters habitat use by nekton

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-161

  Connolly, Rod M ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Estuary and Waterway Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Disturbance; Estuary; Fisheries; Mosquito control; Runnel; Saltmarsh; Spring tide

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT USE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; SALTMARSH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

AMBASSIS MARIANUS; ANIMALIA; FENNEROPENAEUS MERGUIENSIS; MUGILOGOBIUS;

EID: 21144458216     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-004-9569-z     Document Type: Article

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