Willow (Salix x rubens) invasion of the riparian zone in south-eastern Australia: Reduced abundance and altered composition of terrestrial arthropods

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 485-492

  Greenwood, Heather ^a   O'Dowd, Dennis J ^a   Lake, P S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Biological invasions; Indirect effects; Riparian zone; Salix; Stream; Terrestrial aquatic links

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; RIPARIAN ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TARAGO RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RIPARIA; SALIX; SALIX FRAGILIS; SALIX RUBENS; VICTORIA;

EID: 4644223624     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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