Habitat use by five sympatric Australian freshwater crayfish species (Parastacidae)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1629-1641

  Johnston, Kerrylyn ^a   Robson, Belinda J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire dams; Floodplain; Habitat type; Landscape; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; ENGAEUS LYELLI; EUASTACUS BISPINOSUS; GEOCHARAX FALCATA; GRAMASTACUS INSOLITUS; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 67650337295     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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