The role of geomorphology in substratum patch selection by freshwater mussels in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River (New South Wales) Australia

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1285-1301

  Brainwood, M ^a   Burgin, Shelley ^a   Byrne, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flow refuge; Freshwater mussels; Microhabitat; Substrates

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; PERSISTENCE; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HAWKESBURY RIVER; NEPEAN RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

HYRIDELLA DEPRESSA; VELESUNIO AMBIGUUS;

EID: 54949093600     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.949     Document Type: Article

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