Measuring, mapping and modelling: An integrated approach to the management of mangrove and saltmarsh in the Minnamurra River estuary, southeast Australia

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-371

  Oliver, Thomas S N ^a   Rogers, Kerrylee ^a   Chafer, Chris J ^b   Woodroffe, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Sydney Catchment Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuary; Geographical information systems; Mangrove; Modelling; Saltmarsh; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ELEVATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MANGROVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION; TIME SERIES; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; VEGETATION MAPPING; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; MINNAMURRA ESTUARY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA;

EID: 84864387782     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-012-9258-2     Document Type: Article

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