Water quality and thermal regime of the Motueka River: Influences of land cover, geology and position in the catchment

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 803-825

  Young, Roger G ^a   Quarterman, Aaron J ^a   Eyles, Rebekah F ^b   Smith, Robert A ^c   Bowden, William B ^d,e  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Tasman District Council   (New Zealand)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Campylobacter; Conductivity; Escherichia coli; Forestry; Geology; Horticulture; Land use; Nutrients; Sediment; Temperature; Thermal regime; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; THERMAL REGIME; WATER QUALITY;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 22944435191     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517354     Document Type: Article

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