The importance of hydrodynamics for protected and endangered biodiversity of lowland rivers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 565, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 153-162

  De Nooij, R J W ^a,b   Verberk, W C E P ^a,b,c   Lenders, H J R ^a,b   Leuven, R S E W ^a,b   Nienhuis, P H ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Centre for Nature Studies (NCN)   (Netherlands)

^c BARGERVEEN FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal and plant species; Ecological rehabilitation; Flood defence; Hydrodynamics; Legally protected and endangered species; River management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RIVERS;

ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES; ECOLOGICAL REHABILITATION; FLOOD DEFENSE; LEGALLY PROTECTED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAMMAL; PLANT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33646888850     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1911-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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