Hydromorphology and land use at different spatial scales: Expectations in a changing climate scenario for medium-sized rivers of the Western Italian Alps

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-25

  Buffagni, Andrea ^a   Casalegno, Carlotta ^a   Erba, Stefania ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chiusella; Climate change; Instability; Oreo; RHS; WFD

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; EXTREME EVENT; LAND USE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VEGETATION COVER;

ALPS; ITALY; WESTERN ALPS;

OREOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 77952856840     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2009/0174-0007     Document Type: Article

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