The importance of local processes on river habitat characteristics: A Basque stream case study

Limnetica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-196

  Elosegi, Arturo ^a   Flores, Lorea ^a   Díez, Joserra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functioning; Hydraulics; Restoration; Riparian; Wood

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MACROPHYTE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIATION BALANCE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER; SALMONID; TAXONOMY;

BASQUE COUNTRY; SPAIN;

INVERTEBRATA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 80052965354     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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