Analysis of river habitat diversity based on current velocity gradients: Example from the core reach of Chinese Sturgeon Nature Reserve of Yangtze River, in Yichang, Hubei Province

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 667-674

  Zhang, Hui ^a,b   Wei, Qi Wei ^a,b,c   Yang, De Guo ^a,c   Du, Hao ^a,c   Zhang, Hui Jie ^a,b   Chen, Xi Hua ^a,c  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP); Current velocity; Habitat; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BIODIVERSITY; CURRENT VELOCITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT; NATURE RESERVE; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE RIVER;

ACIPENSER SINENSIS;

EID: 44449095996     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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