Fish assemblage response to rehabilitation of a sand-slugged lowland river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1251-1267

  Howson, T J ^a   Robson, B J ^a   Mitchell, B D ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BACI; Fish habitat; Large woody debris; Restoration ecology; Sediment; Snags

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FISH; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SAND; SEDIMENT; SNAG; WOODY DEBRIS;

AUSTRALIA; GLENELG RIVER;

NANNOPERCA; PHILYPNODON GRANDICEPS;

EID: 77951195563     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1226     Document Type: Article

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