Flow variability and the biophysical vitality of river systems

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 340, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 629-643

  Naiman, Robert J ^a   Latterell, Joshua J ^a   Pettit, Neil E ^a   Olden, Julian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Environmental flows; Flow; North America; Queets River; Riparian; River; Sabie River; South Africa; System integrity

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY;

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

EID: 52949123583     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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