The application of range of variability approach to the assessment of a check dam on riverine habitat alteration

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-435

  Shieh, Chjeng Lun ^a   Guh, Yuh Rong ^a,b   Wang, Shi Qin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Check dam; Habitat alteration; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Range of variability approach; Stream sedimentation; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOSYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; TAIWAN; VELOCITY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CHECK DAMS; HABITAT ALTERATION; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; RANGE OF VARIABILITY APPROACH; STREAM SEDIMENTATION;

DAMS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947505955     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0470-3     Document Type: Article

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