Defining river types in a Mediterranean area: A methodology for the implementation of the EU water framework directive

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 711-729

  Munné, Antoni ^a,b   Prat, Narcís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Catalan Water Agency   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalan River Basin District; Mediterranean rivers; River management; River types; Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; RUNOFF; SITE SELECTION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUATIC SYSTEMS; CLIMATE VARIABLES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD);

RIVERS;

CLASSIFICATION; EUROPEAN UNION; METHODOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; RIVER BASIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; WATER FLOW;

MACARONESIA;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 17844409370     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0098-y     Document Type: Article

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