A hydrogeomorphic dynamics approach to assess in-stream ecological functionality using the functional flows model, part 1-model characteristics

River Research and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1103-1128

  Escobar Arias, M I ^a,b   Pasternack, Gregory B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat evaluation; Ecological functions; Functional flows; In stream flow; Sediment transport stages; Spawning habitat; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLOW MODELING; INSTREAM FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPAWNING GROUND; THRESHOLD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 78149275912     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1316     Document Type: Article

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