Abstract
A technically focussed ‘toolbox’ has been developed to provide Australian water and environmental managers with a range of techniques to assist in determining the ecological water requirements (EWR) of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE). In addition to providing details of the various techniques for identifying GDEs and estimating their EWR, the tools also indicate data requirements, the level of effort and expense required and the level of confidence in outputs and outcomes. The toolbox has been developed to assist in making informed decisions on water allocation that affect the health and function of groundwater dependent ecosystems. The tools themselves represent groupings of methods that can be used in some part of the GDE assessment process. A total of 14 tools have been included in the toolbox.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Groundwater and Ecosystems |
| Editors | Luís Ribeiro, Tibor Y. Stigter, António Chambel, M.Teresa Condesso de Melo, José Paulo Monteiro, Albino Medeiros |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203490990 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138000339 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
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