Influence of macrophytes on river water levels and flood dynamics in the Upper Eider river valley a riparian wetland in Northern Germany

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-32

  Trepel, Michael ^a   Kieckbusch, Jan Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Ecohydrology; Hydraulic resistance; River restoration; Sparganium emersum

Indexed keywords

ECOHYDROLOGY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MACROPHYTE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER FLOW; WETLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

SPARGANIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 28244479038     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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