Australian wetland plants and wetlands in the landscape: Conservation of diversity and future management

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-40

  Brock, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flooding and drying pattern; Water regime; Wetland components; Wetland conservation and management; Wetland functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038711852     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980301479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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