Seasonality and water quality trends in a maturing recreated reed bed

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 314-316, Issue , 2003, Pages 233-254

  McCartney, M P ^a   Stratford, C ^a   Neal, C ^a   Bradford, R ^b   Mills, S ^c   Johnson, M ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Restoration; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

REED BED;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

PEAT;

HABITAT RESTORATION; REEDBED; SEASONALITY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAND DRAINAGE; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ENGLAND (SOMERSET); HAM WALL; UNITED KINGDOM;

PHRAGMITES;

EID: 8744278874     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00105-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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