Aquatic ecosystem functions of an isolated floodplain and their implications for flood retention and management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-128

  Reckendorfer, Walter ^a   Funk, Andrea ^a   Gschöpf, Christine ^b   Hein, Thomas ^d   Schiemer, Fritz ^c  

^a Wassercluster biologische station lunz   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alternative stable state; Ecological engineering; Flood mitigation; Flooding; Large river; Nutrient loading; Sediment formation; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CORRELATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

DANUBE RIVER;

EID: 84873179793     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12029     Document Type: Article

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