Synthesis of a new conceptual model to facilitate management of ephemeral deflation basin lakes

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-188

  Gawne, Ben ^a   Scholz, Oliver ^a  

^a MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Fish; Hydroperiod; Invertebrates; Water quality; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; DEFLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EPHEMERAL LAKE; FLOODING; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748703860     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2006.00304.x     Document Type: Review

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