Habitat indices for rivers: Derivation and applications

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Vaughan, Ian P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Habitat trends; Hydromorphology; Large scale; Research and management; River Habitat Survey

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DATABASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

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EID: 78650159130     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1078     Document Type: Article

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