Examining the ecological consequences of restoring flow intermittency to artificially perennial lowland streams: Patterns and predictions from the broken-boosey creek system in Northern Victoria, Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-545

  Reich, Paul ^a   McMaster, Damien ^a   Bond, Nick ^a   Metzeling, Leon ^b   Lake, P Sam ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Fish; Flow alteration; Macroinvertebrates; Macrophytes

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PREDICTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77953366111     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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