Response to environmental flows in the Lower Tarim River, Xinjiang, China: An ecological interpretation of water-table dynamics

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-391

  Hou, P ^a   Beeton, R J S ^b   Carter, R W ^b   Dong, X G ^a   Li, X ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Ecological restoration; Environmental flow; Tarim River; Water table dynamics

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; RESTORATION; RIVERS;

CHINA; DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATIONS; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; TARIM RIVER; WATER TABLE DYNAMICS; WATERTABLE; WESTERN CHINA; XINJIANG;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HYDROLOGY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33847256914     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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