A top-down approach for the development of a stream typology based on abiotic variables

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 551, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-208

  Ferréol, Martial ^a   Dohet, Alain ^a   Cauchie, Henry Michel ^a   Hoffmann, Lucien ^a  

^a Environment and Biotechnologies Research Unit   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Classification; Mesological characterisation; Multivariate analysis; Ordination techniques; Stream typology

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION;

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STREAM DIMENSIONS; STREAM TYPOLOGY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; STREAM; TYPOLOGY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM]; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26444621358     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-4461-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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