Biodiversity implications of water management in the Great Artesian Basin

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-300

  Noble, J C ^a   Habermehl, M A ^a   James, C D ^a   Landsberg, J ^b   Langston, A C ^b   Morton, S R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Conservation management; Grazing impact; Great artesian basin; Groundwater; Mound springs; Rare biota; Refuges

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011064678     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ9980275     Document Type: Article

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