Predicting effects of hydrologic alteration and climate change on ecosystem metabolism in a western U.S. river

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2081-2088

  Marcarelli, Amy M ^a,c   Van Kirk, Robert W ^b   Baxter, Colden V ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Discharge; Ecosystem metabolism; Flow reconstruction; Hydrologic regime; Irrigation; River; Western United States

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; IRRIGATION; METABOLISM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; TIME SERIES; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER USE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANT; RIVER; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; IDAHO; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANTS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649839889     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2364.1     Document Type: Article

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