The significance of the physical environment of the Macquarie Marshes

Australian Geographer

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-90

  Brock, Philippa M ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Macquarie Marshes Catchment Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fauna; Flora; Land use; Macquarie Marshes; Physical environment; River flows; Water allocations; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; FLORA; WETLAND; WETLANDS;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, MACQUARIE MARSHES;

EID: 0031843574     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189808703204     Document Type: Article

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