Differences in invertebrate infaunal assemblages of constructed and natural tidal flats in New South Wales, Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 173-183

  French, K ^a   Robertson, S ^a   O'Donnell, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b The Ecology Lab Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

estuarine; habitat construction; infauna; spatial variability; tidal flat

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; INVERTEBRATE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444245587     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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