A field and experimental study on the tolerances of fish to Eucalyptus camaldulensis leachate and low dissolved oxygen concentrations

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-185

  McMaster, Damien ^a   Bond, Nick ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blackwater events; Galaxis olidus; Hypseleotris klunzingeri; Intermittent streams; Nannoperca australis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; LABORATORY METHOD; LEACHATE; LEAF LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALMONID; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; HYPSELEOTRIS KLUNZINGERI; NANNOPERCA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 39749186007     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07140     Document Type: Article

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