Agricultural water pollution treatment for efficient water quality improvement in linked terrestrial and marine ecosystems

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 1936-1940

  Roebeling, P C ^a   Cunha, M C ^b   Arroja, L ^a   Van Grieken, M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffuse source water pollution treatment; Environmental economic analysis; Marine ecosystem (service) values; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HABITAT RESTORATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE RESOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN; QUEENSLAND; TULLY BASIN;

EID: 84857428615     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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