Hydro-ecology of groundwater-dependent ecosystems: applying basic science to groundwater management

• Published in: Hydrological sciences journal Vol. 59; no. 3-4; pp. 530 - 544
• Main Authors: Aldous, Allison R, Bach, Leslie B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 03.04.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: case studies; cattle; croissance de la tourbe; Ecosystems; environmental flows and levels; espèces indicatrices des zones humides; fen; fens; flux et niveaux environnementaux; gestion des eaux souterraines; Groundwater; groundwater extraction; Groundwater management; groundwater-dependent ecosystem; hydro-ecological relationship; Hydrology; indicator species; issues and policy; marais; Peat; peat accretion; relation hydro-écologique; Thresholds; water management; water table; Water tables; wetland indicator species; Wetlands; écosystème lié aux eaux souterraines; Oregon; USA, Oregon

Effective policies to protect groundwater-dependent ecosystems require robust methods to determine the environmental flows and levels required to support species and processes. Frameworks to support groundwater management must incorporate the relationships between hydrology and species and ecologica...