The biology of the saline lakes of central and eastern inland of Australia: A review with special reference to their biogeographical affinities

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 576, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-37

  Timms, Brian V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Fish; Geomorphology; Hydrology; Invertebrates; Regionalization of fauna; Water chemistry; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; OCEAN HABITATS;

AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; FISH; INVERTEBRATES; REGIONALIZATION OF FAUNA; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATERBIRDS;

SALINE WATER;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CRUSTACEAN; FAUNA; FISH; SALINE LAKE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIOPSIS QUEENSLANDENSIS; INVERTEBRATA; MOINA BAYLYI; PARARTEMIA MINUTA; TRIGONOCYPRIS;

EID: 33845890018     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0290-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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