Review: The Yucatán Peninsula karst aquifer, Mexico

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 507-524

  Bauer Gottwein, Peter ^a   Gondwe, Bibi R N ^a   Charvet, Guillaume ^a   Marín, Luis E ^b   Rebolledo Vieyra, Mario ^c   Merediz Alonso, Gonzalo ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^d Amigos de Sian Ka'an AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Groundwater management; Groundwater resources; Karst; Mexico; Regional review

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUIFER; AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; KARST; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 79953237646     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0699-5     Document Type: Review

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