Global versus local change effects on a large European river

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 441, Issue , 2012, Pages 220-229

  Floury, M ^a   Delattre, C ^a   Ormerod, S J ^b   Souchon, Y ^c  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UR MALY   (France)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Hydrology; Loire; Temperature; Trend analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES; ATMOSPHERIC WARMING; CASE-STUDIES; CATCHMENT SCALE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATIC EFFECTS; COMPLEX INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GLOBAL CHANGE; INTERANNUAL; LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT; LARGE RIVERS; LOCAL MANAGEMENT; LOIRE; LONG-TERM TREND; LONG-TERM VARIATIONS; LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS; RIVER TEMPERATURE; SUSPENDED MATTERS; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ABSTRACTING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; RUNOFF; TEMPERATURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER WATER; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; EVAPORATION; FRANCE; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TREND ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FRANCE; LOIRE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84868256911     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.09.051     Document Type: Article

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