Oases to Oblivion: The Rapid Demise of Springs in the South-Eastern Great Artesian Basin, Australia

Groundwater

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-178

  Powell, Owen ^a   Silcock, Jennifer ^a   Fensham, Rod ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; FRESH WATER; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84925040725     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12147     Document Type: Article

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