An assessment of the fine sediment dynamics in an upland river system: INCA-Sed modifications and implications for fisheries

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2555-2566

  Lazar, Attila N ^a   Butterfield, Dan ^a   Futter, Martyn N ^b   Rankinen, Katri ^c   Thouvenot Korppoo, Marie ^d   Jarritt, Nick ^e   Lawrence, Deborah S L ^f   Wade, Andrew J ^a   Whitehead, Paul G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^e Entec UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; INCA; Lugg; Process based model; Salmo salar; Sediment; Semi distributed

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; BROWN TROUTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FINE SEDIMENT DYNAMICS; FISH POPULATIONS; FRESHWATER BIOTA; GENERATION PROCESS; LUGG; MINIMAL EFFECTS; MODEL RESULTS; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; RIVER SYSTEMS; RIVERSCAPES; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDS; SEDIMENT CHANGES; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESS; SETTLED PARTICLES; SOIL LOSS; SPAWNING PERIOD; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TIME STEP; TIME-STEP MODELS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISHERIES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; WATER;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

RUNOFF;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MODELING; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPAWNING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BROWN TROUT; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GILL; HYDROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SPAWNING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; FISHERIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RIVERS; SALMON; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77951767646     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.02.030     Document Type: Article

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