The use of GIS techniques to quantify the hydrological regime of a karst wetland (Skealoghan turlough) in Ireland

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-36

  Moran, J ^a,b   Kelly, S ^a   Sheehy Skeffington, M ^a   Gormally, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

DEM; GIS; Groundwater; Hydrology; Plant community; Turlough; Wetland; Zonation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049099775     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-7-18389     Document Type: Article

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