Influences of climate, terrain and land cover on stream salinity in southeastern Australia, and implications for management through reforestation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3275-3284

  van Dijk, Albert I J M ^a   Gilfedder, M ^a   Austin, J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Catchment hydrology; Land use change; Salinity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EARTH SCIENCES; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LANDFORMS; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVEGETATION; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

AFFORESTATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; REFORESTATION; SALINITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TERRAIN; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 50449088994     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6968     Document Type: Article

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