Spatial autocorrelation of assemblages of benthic invertebrates and its relationship to environmental factors in two upland rivers in southeastern Australia

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 375-386

  Lloyd, Natalie J ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Lake, P Sam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family level analyses; In stream habitat; Partial Mantel tests; Riffles

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; RIVER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; ZOOBENTHOS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 28244456195     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2005.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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