Tree water sources over shallow, saline groundwater in the lower River Murray, south-eastern Australia: Implications for groundwater recharge mechanisms

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-205

  Holland, K L ^a   Tyerman, S D ^b   Mensforth, L J ^c   Walker, G R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SALINITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS LARGIFLORENS;

EID: 33645660213     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT05019     Document Type: Article

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