Effects of re-braiding measures on hydromorphology, floodplain vegetation, ground beetles and benthic invertebrates in mountain rivers

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 406-416

  Jähnig, Sonja C ^a   Brunzel, Stefan ^b   Gacek, Sebastian ^a   Lorenz, Armin W ^a   Hering, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Channel form; EU habitats directive; EU water framework directive; Floodplain habitat; Germany; Monitoring; Riparian zone

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 61449155565     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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