Longitudinal connectivity in hydromorphological quality assessments of rivers. The ICF index: A river connectivity index and its application to Catalan rivers

Limnetica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-292

  Solà, Carolina ^a   Ordeix, Marc ^b   Pou Rovira, Quim ^b   Sellarès, Núria ^b   Queralt, Aida ^c   Bardina, Mònica ^a   Casamitjana, Anna ^a   Munné, Antoni ^a  

^a Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya   (Spain)

^b Centre d'Estudis Dels RiusMediterranis   (Spain)

^c United Research Services España S L   (Spain)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Fish migration; Fish passes; Hydromorphological assessment; Transversal barriers; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONNECTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INDEX METHOD; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; PERMEABILITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RIVER BED; WATER QUALITY;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

PISCES;

EID: 84866363469     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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