The use of wetland water balances to link hydrogeological processes to ecological effects

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-133

  Gasca, David ^a   Ross, Don ^a  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Ground surface water relations; Numerical modelling; UK; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; WATER BUDGET; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST SUSSEX; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59549105718     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0407-x     Document Type: Article

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