Determining significant damage to groundwater-dependent terrestrial ecosystems in England and Wales for use in implementation of the Water Framework Directive

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1118-1125

  Whiteman, M ^a   Brooks, A ^b   Skinner, A ^a   Hulme, P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Entec UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco hydrological guidelines; Groundwater; Wet dune slacks; Wet woodland; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURES; ECO-HYDROLOGICAL GUIDELINES; ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT AGENCY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; RISK OF DAMAGE; SITE CONDITIONS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

CATCHMENTS; DAMAGE DETECTION; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

GROUNDWATER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUTROPHICATION; GUIDELINE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 77955086601     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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