Groundwater-dependent wetlands in the UK and Ireland: Controls, functioning and assessing the likelihood of damage from human activities

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2015-2025

  Krause, Stefan ^a   Heathwaite, A Louise ^a   Miller, Felicity ^b   Hulme, Paul ^b   Crowe, Andrew ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco hydrology; Groundwater; Risk; Vulnerability; Water framework directive; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ECOHYDROGEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER-DEPENDENT WETLANDS;

WETLANDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WETLANDS;

DATA SET; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOHYDROLOGY; GIS; GROUNDWATER; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37749037693     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-007-9192-x     Document Type: Article

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