Using continuous surface water level and temperature data to characterize hydrological connectivity in riparian wetlands

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 183, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 485-500

  Cabezas, Alvaro ^a   Gonzalez Sanchís, Maria ^b   Gallardo, Belinda ^b   Comín, Francisco A ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ebro; Floodplain; Hydrological connectivity; Riparian wetlands; Water level; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

EBRO; FLOOD PLAINS; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; RIPARIAN WETLANDS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ECOSYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER LEVELS;

WETLANDS;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER CHANNEL; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WETLAND; ZOOPLANKTON;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TEMPERATURE; WETLANDS;

EBRO RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 82455175268     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1934-9     Document Type: Article

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