Leaf litter decomposition and utilisation by macroinvertebrates in a central Victorian River in Australia

Victorian Naturalist

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 104-114

  Jmck, Jayawardana ^a,b   Westbrooke, Martin ^a   Wilson, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b Sabaragamuwa University   (Sri Lanka)

^c Murray Darling Basin Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Exotic; Leaf litter; Phragmites; Willow

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; LEPTOSPERMUM; PHRAGMITES; SALIX;

EID: 77957292771     PISSN: 00425184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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