Fish habitat availability simulations using different morphological variables

Limnetica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-404

  Boavida, Isabel ^a   Santos, José Maria ^b   Pinheiro, António N ^a   Ferreira, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

habitat heterogeneity; refuge cover; restoration; substrate; WUA

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CYPRINID; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; REFUGIUM; RIVER BED; RIVER MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

CYPRINIDAE; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; PISCES; SQUALIUS ARADENSIS;

EID: 84866353287     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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