Sequential floods drive booms and wetland persistence in dryland rivers: A synthesis

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 896-908

  Leigh, Catherine ^a   Sheldon, Fran ^a   Kingsford, Richard T ^b   Arthington, Angela H ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

arid zone rivers; boom and bust ecology; Cooper Creek; desert streams; floodplain rivers; hydrological connectivity; Murray Darling Basin; water resource development; wetlands

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ARID REGION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955827090     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10106     Document Type: Article

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