Exploring the interactions between flood defence maintenance works and river habitats: The use of river habitat survey data

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 689-702

  Harvey, Gemma L ^a   Wallerstein, Nicholas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood defence works; Habitat assessment; Habitat heterogeneity; Physical biotopes; River habitat survey

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOTOPE; DATA SET; DATABASE; DREDGING; FLOOD CONTROL; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349157293     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1033     Document Type: Article

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