Riparian arthropod responses to flow regulation and river channelization

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 894-903

  Paetzold, Achim ^a,b   Yoshimura, Chihiro ^a,c   Tockner, Klement ^a,d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Braided rivers; Disturbance; Exposed riverine sediments; Fluvial geomorphology; Ground beetles; Hydroecology; Hydropower; River restoration; Rove beetles; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOINDICATOR; CHANNELIZATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOW REGULATION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT RESTORATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER FLOW; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 42949145884     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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