The effect of river regulation on floodplain wetland inundation, Murrumbidgee River, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-141

  Frazier, Paul ^a   Page, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Integrated quantity quality model; IQQM; Landsat Thematic Mapper; Modelled natural flow; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FLOW REGULATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; REMOTE SENSING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33644834590     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05089     Document Type: Article

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