Legitimizing fluvial ecosystems as users of water: An overview

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 455-467

  Naiman, Robert J ^a   Bunn, Stuart E ^b   Nilsson, Christer ^c   Petts, Geoff E ^d   Pinay, Gilles ^e   Thompson, Lisa C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological principles; Flow regime; Fluvial ecosystems; Research challenges; Rivers; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; WATER RESOURCES;

MULTIDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

FRESH WATER;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER FLOW;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; REVIEW; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; RIPARIA;

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036783219     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2734-3     Document Type: Review

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