Drain it, dam it: Alteration of water regime in shallow wetlands on the New England Tableland of New South Wales, Australia

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-46

  Brock, M A ^a   Smith, R G B ^a,b   Jarman, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damming; Draining; Water regime; Wetland degradation; Wetland loss

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; HYDROLOGY; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033371562     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008416925403     Document Type: Article

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