Introduction to peatlands special issue: Improving hydrological prediction in canadian peatlands

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-310

  Whitfield, Paul H ^a   Van Der Kamp, Garth ^a   St Hilaire, André ^b,c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL PREDICTION; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; PEAT LAND; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; TRANSITION ZONES; WATER BALANCE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; RESEARCH; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

WETLANDS;

EID: 76349088935     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj3404303     Document Type: Article

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