Dynamic flow modelling of riverine amphibian habitat with application to regulated flow management

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-191

  Yarnell, S M ^a   Lind, A J ^b   Mount, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foothill yellow legged frog; Instream flows; Pulsed flows; Rana boylii; Regulated rivers; River2D; Two dimensional hydrodynamic modelling

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FLOW MODELING; FLOW REGULATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA BOYLII;

EID: 84856294850     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1447     Document Type: Article

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