A novel approach to analysing the regimes of temporary streams in relation to their controls on the composition and structure of aquatic biota

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3165-3182

  Gallart, F ^a   Prat, N ^b   Garca Roger, E M ^b,l   Latron, J ^a   Rieradevall, M ^b   Llorens, P ^a   Barbera, G G ^c   Brito, D ^d   De Girolamo, A M ^e   Lo Porto, A ^e   Buffagni, A ^f   Erba, S ^f   Neves, R ^d   Nikolaidis, N P ^g   Perrin, J L ^h   Querner, E P ^k   Quinonero, J M ^c   Tournoud, M G ^h   Tzoraki, O ^g   Skoulikidis, N ⁱ   Gamez, R ^j   Gomez, R ^j   Froebrich, J ^k   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b D Ecologia UB   (Spain)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^h UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^j Biology UMU   (Spain)

^k WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^l ICBIBE   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC BIOTA; AQUATIC COMMUNITIES; AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC HABITATS; AQUATIC LIFE; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; GAUGING STATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYPORHEIC; NOVEL CONCEPT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RIVER SECTION; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TEMPORAL PATTERN; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WATER COURSE; WATER DISCHARGES; ZERO FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW GRAPHS; QUALITY CONTROL;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEASONALITY; STREAM CHANNEL;

EID: 84869437979     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3165-2012     Document Type: Article

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