Saltwater intrusion into the coastal plains of the Lower Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-188

  Mulrennan, M E ^a   Woodroffe, C D ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal and palaeo estuarine plains; Coastal management; Mary River; Saltwater intrusion; Tidal creek extension

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL; WETLANDS;

AUSTRALIA; COASTAL AND PALAEO-ESTUARINE PLAIN; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL PLAIN; FRESHWATER WETLANDS; MARY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; SALTWATER INTRUSION; TIDAL CREEK EXTENSION; TIDAL CREEKS;

RIVERS;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

COASTAL PLAIN; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ESTUARY; RIVER; VEGETATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AUSTRALIA; MARY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0032213936     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1998.0229     Document Type: Article

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