Stygofauna biodiversity and endemism in four alluvial aquifers in eastern Australia

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-126

  Hancock, P J ^a   Boulton, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity surveys; Stygofauna

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUIFER; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDEMISM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TABLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 43549087630     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS07023     Document Type: Article

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