A revised classification system for British rivers based on their aquatic plant communities

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 555-578

  Holmes, N T H ^a   Boon, P J ^b   Rowell, T A ^c  

^a Alconbury Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Countryside Council for Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Macrophytes; Plant communities; River classification; SSSIs

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIVER SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031683034     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199807/08)8:4<555::AID-AQC296>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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