WFD indicators and definition of the ecological status of rivers

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2231-2247

  Carballo, R ^a   Cancela, J J ^a   Iglesias, G ^a   Marin A ^a   Neira, X X ^a   Cuesta, Tomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basin; Ecological status; Quality elements; Reference conditions; Rivers; Water management; WFD

Indexed keywords

BASIN; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; QUALITY ELEMENTS; REFERENCE CONDITIONS; WFD;

ECOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; METHODOLOGY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ESTANCO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; LUGO [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 69049095036     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9379-9     Document Type: Article

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