TY  - BOOK
ED  - New Zealand.
ED  - New Zealand.
TI  - Our fresh water 2017: data to 2016
T2  - New Zealand's environmental reporting series,
SN  - 9780908339891
PY  - 2017///
CY  - [Wellington]
PB  - Ministry for the Environment and Statistics NZ
KW  - FRESH WATER
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
KW  - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
KW  - GOVERNMENT POLICIES
N1  - "April 2017."; Our fresh water 2017 is a joint report by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ; Publication date:  April 2017. Publication reference number: ME 1305; Includes bibliographical references; Message to our readers -- About this report -- Purpose of Our fresh water 2017 -- Data collection, analyses, and limitations -- Executive summary -- Introduction to our fresh water -- Our freshwater environments -- Why fresh water is important -- Māori ways of knowing and monitoring the freshwater environment -- Ki uta ki tai – from the mountains to the sea -- The way we use our land creates legacy effects -- Water quality -- Land-based activities are putting pressure on water quality -- Modelled river water quality -- Monitored water quality -- Monitored river water quality -- Monitored lake water quality -- Monitored groundwater quality -- Implications of deteriorating water quality -- Data gaps -- Water quantity and flows -- Climate patterns influence freshwater flows -- Human activities alter the natural flows in our water bodies -- Implications of altered river flows -- Data gaps -- Ecosystems, habitats, and species -- Human activities are degrading some ecosystems --Status of the health and mauri of ecosystems and habitats -- Status of our freshwater species -- Implications of degrading ecosystems -- Data gaps – Acknowledgements
N2  - Our fresh water 2017 presents information about the state of our fresh water, the pressures on this state, and what that means for us and the environment
UR  - http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/environmental-reporting/our-fresh-water-2017
UR  - https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/ME1305.pdf
UR  - http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE28335695
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