Integrating monitoring, expert knowledge and habitat management within conservation organisations for the delivery of the water framework directive: A proposed approach

Limnetica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 427-446

  Naura, Marc ^a   Sear, David ^a   Álvarez, Mario ^b   Peñas, Francisco ^b   Fernández, Diego ^b   Barquín, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological modelling; Monitoring strategy; River habitats; Spatial scale; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84866388746     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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