Identifying conservation priorities for aquatic refugia in an arid zone, ephemeral catchment: A hydrological approach

Ecohydrology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1534-1544

  Costelloe, Justin F ^a   Russell, Kathryn L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Water Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaporation modelling; Lake Eyre Basin; Neales River; Refugia; Salinity; Springs

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STREAM FLOW; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS;

AQUATIC HABITATS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PRIORITIES; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; NEALES RIVERS; REFUGIA; SALINITY; WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

RIVERS;

EID: 84919392315     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1476     Document Type: Article

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