Towards a harmonized approach for hydromorphological assessment of rivers in Europe: A qualitative comparison of three survey methods

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 405-424

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

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Alconbury Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydromorphological assessment; LAWA vor Ort; RHS; River habitats; SEQ MP; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT QUALITY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SURVEY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0036650371     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.536     Document Type: Conference Paper

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