Effect of flooding on estuarine bivalve populations near the mouth of the Hopkins River, Victoria, Australia

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 633-639

  Matthews, T G ^a   Constable, A J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; FLOODING; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HOPKINS RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BIVALVIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 3042569785     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009671h     Document Type: Article

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