Succession of fish and crustacean assemblages following reinstatement of tidal flow in a temperate coastal wetland

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 221-232

  Boys, Craig A ^a   Williams, Robert J ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culverts; Estuarine rehabilitation; Tidal restriction

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLANDS; DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS; REFERENCE CONDITION; TIDAL FLOW; TIDAL RESTRICTION;

FISH; WETLANDS;

CULVERTS;

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WETLAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; CULVERT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 84868624478     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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