Temporal dynamics of fish assemblages in small seasonal streams in the Queensland tropics

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-73

  Perna, Colton ^a   Pearson, Richard G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRY SEASON; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOODING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROPHYTE; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 49949097845     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07040     Document Type: Article

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