From fresh to saline: A comparison of zooplankton and plant communities developing under a gradient of salinity with communities developing under constant salinity levels

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 549-559

  Nielsen, Daryl L ^a,b   Brock, Margaret A ^b,c   Vogel, Matthew ^a   Petrie, Rochelle ^a,b  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b EWATER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MESOCOSM; PERSISTENCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECOLONIZATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 47949095227     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07166     Document Type: Article

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