Classification of flow regimes for environmental flow assessment in regulated rivers: The Huai river basin, China

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 989-1005

  Zhang, Y ^a   Arthington, A H ^b   Bunn, S E ^b   Mackay, S ^b   Xia, J ^b   Kennard, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flow ecology relationships; Huai River Basin; Hydrological metrics; Natural flow paradigm; River classification; River regulation

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; DAM; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLOOD; FLOW CONTROL; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIVER FLOW;

CHINA; HEBEI; HUAISHA BASIN;

EID: 84865383103     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1483     Document Type: Article

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