Groundwater dependent ecosystems : the challenge of balanced assessment and adequate conservation (English)

Groundwater plays an integral role in sustaining certain types of aquatic, terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, and the associated landscapes, both in humid and arid climatic regions. It is thus a key factor in efforts to maintain the ecological integrity of some key ecosystems. Lack of control over groundwater resource development and protection has already had negative impacts (via changes in groundwater flow and quality) on certain aquatic flora...

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Foster,Stephen;

Koundouri,Phoebe;

Tuinhof,Albert;

Kemper,Karin Erika;

Nanni,Marcella;

Garduno,Hector;
Document Date
2006/01/15
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
44296
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/10/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Groundwater dependent ecosystems : the challenge of balanced assessment and adequate conservation
Keywords
global water partnership

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Foster,Stephen; Koundouri,Phoebe; Tuinhof,Albert; Kemper,Karin Erika; Nanni,Marcella; Garduno,Hector.

Groundwater dependent ecosystems : the challenge of balanced assessment and adequate conservation (English). GW Mate briefing note series ; no. 15 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407851468138596688

Groundwater dependent ecosystems : the challenge of balanced assessment and adequate conservation (English)

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