Using river habitat survey for environmental assessment and catchment planning in the U.K.

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 422-423, Issue , 2000, Pages 359-367

  Raven, P J ^a   Holmes, N T H ^b   Naura, M ^a   Dawson, F H ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Alconbury Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Environmental assessment; Habitats; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT QUALITY; RIVER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034174308     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4164-2_29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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