Micro-scale heterogeneity in water temperature

Water SA

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-512

  Dallas, H F ^a   Rivers Moore, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Biotic responses; Micro scale heterogeneity; Modelling; Riverine ecosystems; Rivers; Thermal regimes; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; MODELS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOTIC RESPONSES; MICRO-SCALE HETEROGENEITY; RIVERINE ECOSYSTEMS; THERMAL REGIMES; WATER TEMPERATURES;

WATER RESOURCES;

BIOTIC FACTOR; BIOTOPE; DEEP WATER; HETEROGENEITY; REFUGIUM; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER WATER; SHALLOW WATER; THERMAL REGIME; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 80155201890     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v37i4.8     Document Type: Article

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