Old industrial mill ponds: A neglected ecological resource

Applied Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-81

  Wood, P J ^a   Barker, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecology; Conservation; Industrial redevelopment; Ponds; Textile mills; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; POND; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034009619     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-6228(99)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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