Impact of urban development on aquatic macroinvertebrates in south eastern Australia: Degradation of in-stream habitats and comparison with non-urban streams

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 685-700

  Davies, Peter J ^a,c   Wright, Ian A ^b   Findlay, Sophia J ^a   Jonasson, Olof J ^a   Burgin, Shelley ^b  

^a Ku ring gai Council   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic health; Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Urban stream syndrome; Urban water quality; Urban waterways

Indexed keywords

CANAL; CATCHMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GUILD; HABITAT TYPE; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POOL-RIFFLE SEQUENCE; RIFFLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 78349312582     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9307-y     Document Type: Article

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