Hydrological assessment for wetland conservation at Wicken Fen

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-204

  McCartney, M P ^a   De La Hera, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrological modelling; Water budget; Wetland drainage

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CONSERVATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER BUDGET; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CAMBRIDGESHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WICKEN FEN;

EID: 3142657368     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WETL.0000034069.34258.44     Document Type: Article

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