Arena: Using Mesohabsim to develop reference habitat template and ecological management scenarios

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 924-932

  Parasiewicz, Piotr ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioperiod; Dam removals; Flow augmentation; Habitat threshold; Restoration planning; UCUT curve

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT QUALITY; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 36349002310     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1044     Document Type: Article

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