Detecting impacts and setting restoration targets in arid-zone rivers: Aquatic micro-invertebrate responses to reduced floodplain inundation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 823-832

  Jenkins, K M ^a   Boulton, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cladocerans; Dryland river; Environmental water allocation; Irrigation impacts; Micro invertebrates; Resilience; River restoration

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CRUSTACEAN; DETECTION METHOD; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT; RIVER WATER; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATERFOWL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARLING RIVER;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34347384607     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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