Modelling the hydrological impacts of climate change on UK lowland wet grassland

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 503-523

  Thompson, J R ^a   Gavin, H ^a,b   Refsgaard, A ^c   Sørenson, H Refstrup ^c   Gowing, D J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrological hydraulic modelling; Wet grassland; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASSLAND; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MARSH; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WADER; WATER TABLE; WETLAND; WIND VELOCITY;

ELMLEY MARSHES; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; TRINGA TOTANUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 71449112025     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-008-9127-1     Document Type: Article

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