Floodplain amphibian abundance: Responses to flooding and habitat type in Barmah Forest, Murray River, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-162

  McGinness, Heather M ^a   Arthur, Anthony D ^a,d   Ward, Keith A ^b   Ward, Paula A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Box 1752   (Australia)

^c Private Consultant   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barmah Millewa Forest; environmental flows; flow regulation; frogs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906057545     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: 14485494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR13224     Document Type: Article

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