Developing standard approaches for recording and assessing river hydromorphology: The role of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Boon, Philip J ^a   Holmes, Nigel T H ^b   Raven, Paul J ^c  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Alconbury Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessing river hydromorphology; CEN standard EN 14614; EC Water Framework Directive; Freshwater quality

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FIELD SURVEY; MONITORING; POLICY MAKING; RIVER SYSTEM; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 78650131142     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1097     Document Type: Article

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