Does adding wood to agricultural streams enhance biodiversity? An experimental approach

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 687-698

  Lester, Rebecca E ^a,b   Wright, Wendy ^a   Jones Lennon, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity; Coarse woody debris; Ecological restoration; Stream rehabilitation; Wood load

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY DEBRIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 34548312197     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06198     Document Type: Article

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