Importance of freshwater flow in terrestrial-aquatic energetic connectivity in intermittently connected estuaries of tropical Australia

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2071-2086

  Abrantes, Kátya Gisela ^a,b   Sheaves, Marcus ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONNECTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; FRESHWATER INPUT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASTURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER FLOW;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955770566     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1475-8     Document Type: Article

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