A perspective on the abiotic processes sustaining the ecological integrity of running waters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 422-423, Issue , 2000, Pages 15-27

  Petts, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel form; Flow regime; Fluvial hydrosystems; Spatial scales

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; RUNNING WATER;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROLOGY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; SCALE EFFECT; SUBSTRATE;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0034174237     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4164-2_2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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