Connectivity and complexity of floodplain habitats govern zooplankton dynamics in a large temperate river system

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1458-1470

  Górski, Konrad ^a,b   Collier, Kevin J ^b,c   Duggan, Ian C ^b   Taylor, Claire M ^b   Hamilton, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flood pulse; Floodplain; Waikato River; Whitebait; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; GALAXIIDAE; ROTIFERA;

EID: 84878656445     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12144     Document Type: Article

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