Floodplains of a regulated southern alpine river (Brenno, Switzerland): Ecological assessment and conservation options

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-599

  Brunke, Matthiàs ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitats; Conservation; Discharge regime; Floodplain; Groundwater; Invertebrates; Water abstraction

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW REGULATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NATURE CONSERVATION;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0036857644     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.544     Document Type: Article

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