The riverine ecosystem synthesis: Biocomplexity in river networks across space and time

River Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-147

  Thorp, James H ^a   Thoms, Martin C ^b   Delong, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco geomorphology; Flood pulse concept; Floodplains; Headwaters; Hierarchical patch dynamics; Hydrogeomorphic patches; Inshore retention concept; Large rivers; River continuum concept; Riverine productivity model

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; FLOODPLAIN; RIVER SYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644610153     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.901     Document Type: Article

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