Management and conservation strategies for coldwater springs

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 580-591

  Barquín, José ^a,b   Scarsbrook, Mike ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Freshwater springs; Management; Protection; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SPRING (SEASON); WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 50149113487     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.884     Document Type: Review

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