A tiered framework for assessing groundwater ecosystem health

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 329-349

  Korbel, K L ^a   Hose, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Ecosystem health; Groundwater; Groundwater ecosystems; Indicators; Stygofauna

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FAUNISTICS; LITERATURE REVIEW; RIVER SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 79959789567     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0541-z     Document Type: Article

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