Recovery of water tables in Welsh blanket bog after drain blocking: Discharge rates, time scales and the influence of local conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 391, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 377-386

  Wilson, Lorraine ^a   Wilson, Jared ^a   Holden, Joseph ^b   Johnstone, Ian ^c   Armstrong, Alona ^b   Morris, Michael ^a  

^a SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge rates; Habitat restoration; Recovery times; Stream discharge; Water storage

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE RATES; HABITAT RESTORATION; RECOVERY TIMES; STREAM DISCHARGE; WATER STORAGE;

AQUIFERS; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; HYDRAULICS; INFORMATION THEORY; RECOVERY; RESTORATION; RUNOFF; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

RIVERS;

BIODIVERSITY; BOG; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PEATLAND; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAM; TIMESCALE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

EID: 77956263810     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.042     Document Type: Article

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