Open rivers: Barrier removal planning and the restoration of free-flowing rivers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3112-3120

  O'Hanley, Jesse R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier removal; Culverts; Dams; Fish passage barriers; Flow barriers; Optimization; River restoration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC ORGANISM; CHANNEL FLOW; COASTAL ZONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; LINEARITY; NATIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OPTIMIZATION; PRIORITIZATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER FLOW;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BUDGET; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; HYDROLOGY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; PIKE RIVER; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 80052896379     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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