Potential effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems of the Great Plains of North America

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 993-1021

  Covich, A P ^a   Fritz, S C ^b   Lamb, P J ^c   Marzolf, R D ^d   Matthews, W J ^c   Poiani, K A ^e   Prepas, E E ^f   Richman, M B ^c   Winter, T C ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Climate change; Drought; Floods; Lake history

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; DENSITY STRATIFICATION;

AQUIFERS; DAMS; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODS; GLOBAL WARMING; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE;

NORTH AMERICA, GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 0031158264     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(19970630)11:8<993::aid-hyp515>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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