Groundwater discharges to aquatic ecosystems associated with the Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifer: A conceptual model

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-88

  Roets, W ^a   Xu, Y ^b   Raitt, L ^b   Brendonck, L ^c  

^a Postnet   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Ecosystem dynamics; Groundwater abstraction; River basin management; Streamflow regime; TMG aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS;

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; STREAMFLOW REGIME; TABLE MOUNTAIN GROUP (TMG);

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUIFER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RIVER BASIN;

AFRICA; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 38549091105     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i1.180863     Document Type: Article

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