Combining biology and hydrology - Questions from an integrated study of chalk streams

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 331-337

  Wotton, Roger S ^a   Wharton, Geraldene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Biology; Chalk streams; End users; Flocs; Hydrology; Integrated studies; Microbiology; Models; Particles

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BIOLOGY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HYDROLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHALK STREAMS; END USERS; FLOCS; INTEGRATED STUDY;

STREAM FLOW;

BIOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; STREAM; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748435482     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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