An investigation of the role of geomorphology in influencing biotope distribution

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 328, Issue , 2009, Pages 68-76

  Heritage, George L ^a,c   Milan, David J ^b   Entwistle, Neil S ^c  

^a JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotope; Flow regime; Hydraulic habitat; Riffle pool; Terrestrial laser scanning

Indexed keywords

BIOTOPE; FLOW REGIMES; HYDRAULIC HABITATS; RIFFLE-POOL; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING;

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; LASER APPLICATIONS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

HYDRAULICS;

BIOTOPE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIDAR; MAPPING METHOD; POOL; RIFFLE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78951485343     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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