Overview and first results of ecological monitoring at the artificial watershed Chicken Creek (Germany)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Gerwin, W ^a   Schaaf, W ^a   Biemelt, D ^a   Winter, S ^b   Fischer, A ^b   Veste, M ^c   Huttl R F ^d  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial catchment; Ecosystem development; Ecosystem succession; Environmental monitoring; Initial ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL CATCHMENT; ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; INITIAL ECOSYSTEM; INITIAL STRUCTURES; LIGNITE MINING; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NEW STRUCTURES; SEASONAL TRENDS; SOIL PROPERTY; SUB-SURFACES;

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

MONITORING;

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; CATCHMENT; COAL MINING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIGNITE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION; TREND ANALYSIS;

GERMANY; LUSATIA;

EID: 79551639209     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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