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The effect of a single burn event on the aquatic invertebrates in artesian springs

Date

Authors

Munro, Nicola

Kovac, Kelli-Jo

Niejalke, Darren

Cunningham, Ross

Publisher

Blackwell Science Asia

Abstract

Fire can often occur in aquatic ecosystems, which may affect aquatic invertebrates. Despite the importance of aquatic invertebrates to ecosystem function, the effect of fire on these environments has been little studied. We studied the effects of fire on

Keywords

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem; arid environment; arid region; endemic species; growth rate; invertebrate; snail; species richness; water flow; wetland; Australasia; Australia; Great Artesian Basin; Amphipoda; Gastropoda; Hydrobiidae; Invertebrata; Isopoda; Ostracoda; Aquatic invertebrates; Artesian spring; Fire; Great Artesian Basin; Phragmites australis

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/57383

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Austral Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01989.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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