Possibilities to restore natural water regime in the žuvintas lake and surrounding wetlands - Modelling analysis approach

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Povilaitis, Arvydas ^a   Querner, Erik P ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lithuania; SIMGRO; The dovin river; The uvintas lake; Water regime; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; BIODIVERSITY; EARTH SCIENCES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLANDS;

20TH CENTURY; ANALYSIS APPROACH; DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER MODEL; DRAINAGE DITCHES; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIMES; LITHUANIA; NATURAL RESERVES; NATURAL WATERS; RIVER BASINS; SIMGRO; WATER REGIME;

LAKES;

EID: 52249084764     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-6897.2008.16.105-112     Document Type: Article

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