Incorporating natural variability into the assessment of ecological health in Australian dryland rivers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 552, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-56

  Sheldon, Fran ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ecological indicators; Macroinvertebrates; River health

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FLOW PATTERNS; HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; WETTING;

AUSTRALIA; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; RIVER HEALTH;

RIVERS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27644570615     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1504-7     Document Type: Article

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