Assessing the success of mine restoration using Hemiptera as indicators

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Orabi, Gamal ^a   Moir, Melinda L ^a,c   Majer, Jonathan D ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

bauxite.; bioindicators; Indicator species; insects; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAUXITE; BIOINDICATOR; CHRONOSEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; HERB; INSECT; MINE WASTE; PH; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALIA;

CONOSTYLIS SETIGERA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOCLINE;

EID: 78649257263     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO10033     Document Type: Article

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