Do Environmental Stream Classifications Support Flow Assessments in Mediterranean Basins?

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3803-3817

  Belmar, O ^a   Velasco, J ^a   Martinez Capel F ^b   Peredo Parada, M ^c   Snelder, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c Plataforma de Investigación en Ecohidrología y Ecohidráulica Limitada   (Chile)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecotypes; Environmental flows; Mediterranean rivers; Stream classification; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPES; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS; STREAM CLASSIFICATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ABILITY TESTING;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; STREAMFLOW; TRIBUTARY;

SEGURA BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 84866099703     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0104-3     Document Type: Article

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