Adaptive management and water temperature variability within a South African river system: What are the management options?

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-50

  Rivers Moore, N A ^a   Jewitt, G P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Chiloglanis anoterus; Sabie river; Threshold of probable concern; Variability; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CHILOGLANIS ANOTERUS; MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; NATIONAL PARKS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SABIE RIVER; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; THRESHOLD OF PROBABLE CONCERN; VARIABILITY; WATER TEMPERATURES;

WATER TEMPERATURE;

RIVER WATER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FLOW RATE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SIMULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; SABIE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CHILOGLANIS; MOCHOKIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 33750442577     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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