Ecological and hydraulic studies of step-pool systems

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 705-717

  Wang, Zhao Yin ^a,b   Melching, Charles S ^c   Duan, Xue Han ^a   Yu, Guo An ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation   (China)

^c Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Ecology; Flow resistance; River beds

Indexed keywords

BANK SLOPE; BED SEDIMENTS; BED STABILITY; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; CHINA; DEVELOPMENT DEGREE; EXTREME FLOOD; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FLOW RESISTANCE; HABITAT DIVERSITY; HYDRAULIC FEATURES; ON-RESISTANCE; POOL SYSTEM; RESISTANCE INCREASE; RIVER BEDS; SAND DEPOSITS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMBED STABILITY; STREAMBEDS; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES; WATER DEPTH;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; OCEAN HABITATS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM STABILITY;

LAKES;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BOULDER; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW STABILITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVEL; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; POOL; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STREAM BED; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGJIA RAVINE; JINSHA RIVER; YUNNAN;

EID: 69249085808     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2009)135:9(705)     Document Type: Article

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