The Impact of Extreme Low Flows on the Water Quality of the Lower Murray River and Lakes (South Australia)

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3923-3946

  Mosley, Luke M ^a   Zammit, Benjamin ^a   Leyden, Emily ^a   Heneker, Theresa M ^b   Hipsey, Matthew R ^c   Skinner, Dominic ^d   Aldridge, Kane T ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Climate change; Eutrophication; Hydrological drought; Salinisation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATIC CHANGES; FLOW CONDITION; HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHTS; LOW FLOW; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MASS BALANCE MODEL; MURRAY RIVER; RIVER SITES; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SALINISATION; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SEMI ARID; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUSPENDED MATERIAL; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DROUGHT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EID: 84866133192     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0113-2     Document Type: Article

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