Characterisation of constructed ponds and factors influencing their macroinvertebrate communities on the lower Waikato River floodplain, New Zealand

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Characterisation of constructed ponds and factors influencing their macroinvertebrate communities on the lower Waikato River floodplain, New Zealand

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Ponds are increasingly being constructed to enhance amenity values in human-dominated lowland landscapes, but little is known of design features that influence macroinvertebrates which can provide important food resources for fish and waterbirds. We quantified pond characteristics, sampled benthic and water-column macroinvertebrates in winter, and related abundance, biomass and community composition to characteristics of 34 ponds on the lower Waikato River floodplain, northern New Zealand. Co...

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12 Oct, 2020

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Jeremy Garrett-Walker / Kevin J. Collier

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Artificial waterbody / aquatic invertebrate / community composition / invasive fish / waterbird / Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / Ecology / Sociology / Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / Inorganic Chemistry

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