Assessing impacts of habitat modification on a subtropical salt marsh: 20 Years of monitoring

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-87

  Dale, Pat E R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes vigilax; Habitat modification; Impacts; Mosquito control; Runnel; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRAB; HABITAT; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL INLET; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COOMERA; QUEENSLAND;

AEDES VIGILAX; COOMERA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SARCOCORNIA; SPOROBOLUS;

EID: 37549043150     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9058-2     Document Type: Article

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