A reference river system for the Alps: The 'Fiume Tagliamento'

Regulated Rivers: Research and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 63-75

  Ward, J V ^a   Tockner, K ^a   Edwards, P J ^b   Kollmann, J ^b   Bretschko, G ^c   Gurnell, A M ^d   Petts, G E ^d   Rossaro, B ^e  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine rivers; Braided rivers; European rivers; Fiume Tagliamento; Floodplain vegetation; Islands; River corridors; Riverine landscapes

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BRAIDED RIVER; REFERENCE SAMPLE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM;

ALPS; EUROPE;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033061048     PISSN: 08869375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1646(199901/06)15:1/3<63::AID-RRR538>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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