Ecology and management of subsurface groundwater dependent ecosystems in Australia-A review

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 936-949

  Tomlinson, Moya ^a   Boulton, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

aquatic conservation; aquifer permeability; ecohydrogeology; environmental water requirements; groundwater regime; stygofauna; water resources

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FAUNA; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PERMEABILITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955826776     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09267     Document Type: Article

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