Biophysical status of remnant freshwater floodplain lagoons in the Great Barrier Reef catchment: A challenge for assessment and monitoring

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 208-222

  Pearson, R G ^a   Godfrey, P C ^b   Arthington, A H ^b   Wallace, J ^a   Karim, F ^a   Ellison, M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

agricultural impact; exotic macrophytes; herbicide; indicators; macroinvertebrates; Murray River; nutrient; riparian; tropical wetlands; Tully River; wetland ecology.

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BARRIER REEF; BIOPHYSICS; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HERBICIDE; LAGOON; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HERITAGE SITE; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; MURRAY BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; TULLY BASIN;

EID: 84875316563     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12251     Document Type: Article

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