Turloughs: A mosaic of biodiversity and management systems unique to Ireland

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-222

  Sheehy Skeffington, Micheline ^a   Gormally, Mike ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Grazing; Ireland; Management; Seasonal flooding; Turloughs; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; KARST; LIMESTONE; VEGETATION; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANAS; ANSER; CYGNUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 35349001672     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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