The impacts of an invasive herbivore (Camelus dromedaries) on arid zone freshwater pools: An experimental investigation of the effects of dung on macroinvertebrate colonisation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-76

  McBurnie, Glenis ^a,b   Davis, Jenny ^c   Thompson, Ross M ^c   Nano, Catherine ^a   Brim Box, Jayne ^a  

^a Northern Territory Department of Land Resource Management   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Central Australia; Colonisation; Eutrophication; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FECES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MESOCOSM; POOL; UNGULATE; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 84907965332     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.09.011     Document Type: Article

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