Spatial patterns of aquatic habitat richness in the Upper Mississippi River floodplain, USA

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 275-283

  De Jager, Nathan R ^a   Rohweder, Jason J ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat richness; Floodplain river; Fractal; Habitat connectivity; River restoration; Secondary channel

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC HABITATS; FLOOD PLAINS; HABITAT CONNECTIVITY; RIVER RESTORATION; SECONDARY CHANNELS;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FOCUSING; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTALS; LAKES; PIXELS; RIVER CONTROL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PIXEL; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER SYSTEM; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053245459     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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