Regional variability of aquatic pattern in braided reaches (example of the French Rhône basin)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 712, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-41

  Belletti, Barbara ^a   Dufour, Simon ^b   Piégay, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Airborne orthophotos; Aquatic patch; Braided rivers; Habitat diversity; High resolution remote sensing; Regional scale

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BRAIDED RIVER; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCHARGE; HABITAT TYPE; REGIONAL PATTERN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER TABLE;

FRANCE; RHONE BASIN;

EID: 84877624001     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1279-6     Document Type: Article

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