Ecology of glacier-fed rivers: Current status and concepts

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1571-1578

  Brittain, John E ^a   Milner, Alexander M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Arctic; Glacier fed rivers; Hydrological change; Macroinvertebrates; Model

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER;

EID: 0035671172     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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