Biodiversity dynamics of freshwater wetland ecosystems affected by secondary salinisation and seasonal hydrology variation: A model-based study

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 598, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 257-270

  Jin, Changhao ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Climate change; Salinity; Seasonality; Species richness; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WETLANDS;

ALTERNATIVE STABLE STATES; FRESHWATER; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 37549027137     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9161-7     Document Type: Article

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