Integration of environmental flow assessment and freshwater conservation planning: A new era in catchment management

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-299

  Nel, J L ^a   Turak, E ^b,c   Linke, S ^d   Brown, C ^e  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b New South Wales Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

biodiversity; climate change adaptation; integrated catchment management; integrated water resources management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLOW MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 79953225182     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09318     Document Type: Article

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