Delivering environmental flows in the Murray-Darling Basin (Australia)-legal and governance aspects;Aspects juridiques et de gouvernance de la fourniture des débits environnementaux dans le bassin du Murray-Darling (Australie)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 688-699

  Banks, S A ^a   Docker, B B ^a  

^a Population and Communities ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; delivery; environmental flows; flood plains; Murray Darling Basin; rivers; water dependent ecosystems; wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES; WETLANDS;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; FLOOD PLAINS; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW FIELD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 84901694620     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.825723     Document Type: Article

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