Model-based evaluation of ecological bank design and management in the scope of the European Water Framework Directive

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-152

  Everaert, Gert ^a   Pauwels, Ine S ^a   Boets, Pieter ^a   Verduin, Edwin ^b   de la Haye, Michelle A A ^b   Blom, Ciska ^c   Goethals, Peter L M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Grontmij NV   (Netherlands)

^c District Water Control Board De Stichtse Rijnlanden   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bank design; Classification tree; Ecological quality; Ecologically sound bank; Maintenance

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LARGE DATASET; MAINTENANCE; RESTORATION; SITE SELECTION; TREES (MATHEMATICS); WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CLASSIFICATION TREES; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; GOOD ECOLOGICAL STATUS; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; MODEL-BASED EVALUATION; WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENTS;

BANK PROTECTION;

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MAINTENANCE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SITE SELECTION; STAKEHOLDER; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875237370     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.034     Document Type: Article

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