Fish larvae, growth and biomass relationships in an Australian arid zone river: Links between floodplains and waterholes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2385-2398

  Balcombe, S R ^a   Bunn, S E ^a   Arthington, A H ^a   Fawcett, J H ^a   McKenzie Smith, F J ^a   Wright, A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zones; Fish biomass; Fish movement; Floodplains; Floods

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248959686     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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