Establishment of reference or baseline conditions of chemical indicators in New Zealand streams and rivers relative to present conditions

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 387-400

  McDowell, R W ^a   Snelder, T H ^b   Cox, N ^a   Booker, D J ^c   Wilcock, R J ^c  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AQUALINC RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anthropogenic; clarity; contamination; enrichment; faecal bacteria; nitrogen; phosphorus; reference conditions; river assessment; sediment; water quality target.

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER WATER; STREAMWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84877654127     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12153     Document Type: Article

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