Floodplain degradation and restoration in Northern Queensland: The response of the Alien Fish Pest Gambusia holbrooki

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-243

  Perna, Colton N ^a   Cappo, Mike ^a   Burrows, Damien ^b   Pusey, Bradley J ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CYPRINID; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 70649114664     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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