River regulation influences the composition and distribution of inland frog communities

River Research and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-246

  Wassens, S ^a   Maher, M ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Hydrology; Murray Darling basin; River regulation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FROG; HYDROLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN RIVER; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 79551649323     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1347     Document Type: Article

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