The influence of changing hydroregime on the invertebrate communities of temporary seasonal wetlands

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 327-342

  Sim, L L ^a   Davis, J A ^a   Strehlow, K ^b   McGuire, M ^c   Trayler, K M ^d   Wild, S ^e   Papas, P J ^f   O'Connor, J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Water The Atrium ^*  (Australia)

^d Swan River Trust   (Australia)

^e Climate Change Water and Environment Rio Tinto Iron Ore   (Australia)

^f ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Hydroregime; Invertebrates; Mediterranean climate; Resilience; Seasonal wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EPHEMERAL POOL; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INVERTEBRATE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PERSISTENCE; RAINFALL; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84884410754     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-024.1     Document Type: Article

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