Monitoring wetlands in a salinizing landscape: Case studies from the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 591, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-164

  Lyons, M N ^a   Halse, S A ^a   Gibson, N ^a   Cale, D J ^a   Lane, J A K ^a   Walker, C D ^b   Mickle, D A ^a   Froend, R H ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b GEO and HYDRO Environmental Management   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Biodiversity; Groundwater; Landscape position; Salinization; Vegetation health; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; VEGETATION;

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; LANDSCAPE POSITION; SALINIZATION; VEGETATION HEALTH; WATERBIRDS;

WETLANDS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; SALINIZATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE EGANU; PAPERBARK SWAMP; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA;

EID: 34548174389     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0805-4     Document Type: Article

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