Using hydro-geomorphological typologies in functional ecology: Preliminary results in contrasted hydrosystems

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 539-548

  Schmitt, Laurent ^a   Lafont, Michel ^b   Trèmolières, Michèle ^c   Jezequel, Céline ^a,b   Vivier, Anne ^b   Breil, Pascal ^b   Namour, Philippe ^b   Valin, Karine ^a   Valette, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UMR 7063   (France)

Author keywords

Functional ecology; Hydro geomorphology; Hydrosystems; Surface water groundwater exchanges; Typology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACES; ALLUVIAL PLAINS; AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; DOWNSTREAM AREAS; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER SPRINGS; HYDRO-GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROSYSTEMS; MORPHODYNAMICS; SPATIAL SCALE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TYPOLOGY; URBAN WATERS; WATER EXCHANGE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER;

RIVERS;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MACROPHYTE; MORPHODYNAMICS; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

FRANCE; RHINE RIVER; RHONE; RHONE-ALPES; YZERON;

EID: 80052677135     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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