The geomorphology and hydrology of saline lakes of the middle Paroo, arid-zone Australia

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-174

  Timms, Brian V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; El Ni o; Lake compartmentilisation; Lake migration; Lake origins; Lake sedimentation; Lunette dunes; Saline lakes; Spits

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845468783     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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