Ecohydrology as a new tool for sustainable management of estuaries and coastal waters

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-276

  Wolanski, E ^a   Boorman, L A ^b   Chicharo L ^c   Langlois Saliou, E ^d   Lara, R ^e   Plater, A J ^f   Uncles, R J ^g   Zalewski, M ^h  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b LAB Coastal   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^e LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^g PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Ecology; Environmental degradation; Estuary; Hydrology; Management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 14744275591     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-005-4752-4     Document Type: Review

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