Restoration of an incised mountain stream using artificial step-pool system

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-187

  Yu, Guo An ^a,b   Wang, Zhao Yin ^b   Zhang, Kang ^b   Duan, Xuehua ^c   Chang, Tung Chiung ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Jiangyin Environmental Monitoring Station   (China)

^d KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Artificial step pool system; benthic invertebrates; fluvial morphology; incised mountain stream; restoration

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC HABITATS; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FLOW ENERGY; FLUVIAL MORPHOLOGY; GUIZHOU; HABITAT DIVERSITY; HYDRAULIC FEATURES; INDICATOR SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MOUNTAIN STREAMS; NATURAL STEPS; POOL SYSTEM; RIVER MORPHOLOGY; SOUTHWEST CHINA; STREAM ECOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; LAKES; LANDFORMS; MORPHOLOGY; RESTORATION; RIVERS;

HYDRAULICS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FIELD SURVEY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHINA; DIAOGA RIVER;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954896515     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221681003704186     Document Type: Article

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