A comparison of the European Water Framework Directive physical typology and RIVPACS-type models as alternative methods of establishing reference conditions for benthic macroinvertebrates

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 566, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-105

  Davy Bowker, John ^a   Clarke, Ralph T ^a   Johnson, Richard K ^b   Kokes, Jiri ^c   Murphy, John F ^a   Zahrádková, Svetlana ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c T G MASARYK WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

PERLA; Physical typology; Reference condition; RIVPACS; SWEPACSRI

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

PERLA; PHYSICAL TYPOLOGY; REFERENCE CONDITION; RIVPACS; SWEPAC SRI;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER; STREAM; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 33746079954     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0068-5     Document Type: Article

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