Lateral disperal and displacement of fish during flood events in lowland river systems in the UK- implications for sustainable floodplain management

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 363-373

  Peirson, Graeme ^a   Bolland, Jonathan David ^b   Cowx, Ian ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyprinid; England; Floodplain levees; Rehabilitation; Stranding

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; LEVEE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BANK; RIVER SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 70349212053     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10104-009-0028-6     Document Type: Article

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