Comparing patterns of spatial autocorrelation of assemblages of benthic invertebrates in upland rivers in south-eastern Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 571, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-156

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mantel tests; Riffles; Taxonomic resolution; Taxonomic subsets

Indexed keywords

MANTEL TESTS; RIFFLES; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION; TAXONOMIC SUBSETS;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RIVERS; STATISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY; UPLAND REGION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WELLINGTON [NEW SOUTH WALES];

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748904922     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0235-8     Document Type: Article

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