Loss of riparian vegetation alters the ecosystem role of a freshwater crayfish (Cherax destructor) in an Australian intermittent lowland stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 626-637

  Giling, Darren ^a   Reich, Paul ^a   Thompson, Ross M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal resources; Degradation; Detritus; Diet; Restoration; Stable isotope; Yabby

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CRAYFISH; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77649264494     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-015.1     Document Type: Article

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