The influence of hydrological connectivity on food web structure in floodplain lakes

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 827-844

  Reid, M A ^a,c   Delong, M D ^b   Thoms, M C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Connectivity; Dryland rivers; Food webs; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BILLABONG; CONNECTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALIA;

CYPRINIDAE; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; MARTES PENNANTI; PISCES;

EID: 84865856525     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1491     Document Type: Article

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