Destruction of wetlands and waterbird populations by dams and irrigation on the Murrumbidgee River in Arid Australia

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-396

  Kingsford, R T ^a   Thomas, R F ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMS; ECOLOGY; IRRIGATION; RIVERS; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

FLOODPLAINS; WATERBIRDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLOODPLAIN; IRRIGATION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; CLIMATE; DEGRADATION; DESERT; ELECTRICITY; FISH; FLOOD TIDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBIVORY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); POPULATION RESEARCH; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; VEGETATION; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

DAMS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANAS; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 5344257624     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0250-3     Document Type: Article

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