Patch-specific spawning is linked to restoration of a sediment-disturbed lowland river, south-eastern Australia

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 920-929

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

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fish spawning; River restoration; Sand slugs; Sediment; Spawning substrate; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL RESTORATION; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; FISH POPULATIONS; HABITAT STRUCTURES; LOWLAND RIVERS; RESTORATION PROCEDURE; RIVER CHANNELS; RIVER RESTORATION; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SAND PARTICLES; WOOD VOLUME; WOODY DEBRIS;

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; DEBRIS; ECOLOGY; FISH; FISHERIES; LAKES; RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBSTRATES;

RESTORATION;

CLEANUP; CRUSTACEAN; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISH; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPAWNING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE; WOODY DEBRIS;

AUSTRALIA; GLENELG RIVER;

CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; GADOPSIS MARMORATUS; GASTROPODA; HYPSELEOTRIS; NANNOPERCA VARIEGATA; PHILYPNODON GRANDICEPS; UNELA REMANEI;

EID: 77953127057     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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