Zooplankton dynamics from inundation to drying in a complex ephemeral floodplain-wetland

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-271

  James, Cassandra S ^a   Thoms, Martin C ^b   Quinn, Gerry P ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic microinvertebrates; Australia; Dryland rivers; Flooding; Semi arid; Variability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EPHEMERAL LAKE; FLOODPLAIN; SEMIARID REGION; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NARRAN LAKES; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; OSTRACODA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 50649090704     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-008-8034-0     Document Type: Article

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