Macroinvertebrate richness on flood defence walls of the tidal River Thames

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-346

  Hoggart, Simon P G ^a   Francis, Robert A ^b   Chadwick, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macroinvertebrates; Reconciliation ecology; River Thames; River walls; Tidal river; Urban estuary; Urban river

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84861457477     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0221-4     Document Type: Article

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