Variability in riverine ecosystems

River Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Thoms, Martin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Interdisciplinary research; River systems

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RIVER SYSTEM;

EID: 33644597253     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.900     Document Type: Article

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