Response to environmental flows in the lower Tarim River, Xinjiang, China: Ground water

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-382

  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

Ecosystem degradation; Restoration; Water table manipulation

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOOD CONTROL; GROUNDWATER; RIVER DIVERSION;

AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE; ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; LARGE-SCALES; TARIM RIVER; WATER DIVERSIONS; WATER TABLE LEVEL; WATER-TABLE MANIPULATION; WATERTABLE; XINJIANG;

RESTORATION;

GROUND WATER;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATER TABLE;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; PREDICTION; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE;

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

EID: 33847270206     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.12.026     Document Type: Article

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