Ecologically sustainable water management: Managing river flows for ecological integrity

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 206-224

  Richter, Brian D ^a   Mathews, Ruth ^a   Harrison, David L ^b   Wigington, Robert ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b Moses Wittemyer Harrison/Woodruff   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Biodiversity; Dam operations; Ecological flow assessment; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem monitoring; Freshwater ecosystems; Hydrologic alteration; Instream flow; River management; Sustainable water development; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

RIVER FLOW; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 0038118136     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0206:ESWMMR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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