Identifying optimum locations for new ponds

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-24

  Davies, Bella R ^a   Biggs, Jeremy ^a   Lee, John T ^a   Thompson, Stewart ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic biodiversity; Chilterns; Ecological quality; GIS; Ponds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GIS; LAND USE; POND;

CHILTERN HILLS; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0942289676     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.574     Document Type: Conference Paper

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