Biological effects of fine sediment in the lotic environment

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-217

  Wood, Paul J ^a   Armitage, Patrick D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Fine sediment; Holistic approach; River restoration; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES; LAND USE; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

FINE SEDIMENTS; RIVER CATCHMENT; RIVERINE HABITATS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

FINE SEDIMENT; FISHERY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0030615691     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900019     Document Type: Article

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