Imposed hydrological stability on lakes in arid Australia and effects on waterbirds

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2478-2492

  Kingsford, R T ^a   Jenkins, K M ^b   Porter, J L ^a  

^a Dept of Environ and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Dryland rivers; Ducks; Food web; Herbivores; Perturbation; Piscivores; Response; River regulation; Storages; Temporary wetland; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGY; PERTURBATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 5344227027     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0470     Document Type: Article

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