Interaction between macroinvertebrates, discharge and physical habitat in upland rivers

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Dunbar, Michael J ^a   Warren, Mark ^b   Extence, Chris ^b   Baker, Lucy ^b   Cadman, Dan ^c   Mould, David J ^d   Hall, Juliette ^b   Chadd, Richard ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^d Crowmarsh Gifford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental flow; LIFE; Macroinvertebrate; Mixed effects; Multilevel model; Physical habitat; Resectioning; River flow; River Habitat Survey (RHS)

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; GAUGE; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; SUBSTRATE; UPLAND REGION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650113673     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1089     Document Type: Article

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