Monitoring the hydrological and ecological response to water diversion in the lower reaches of the Tarim River, Northwest China

Quaternary International

Volumn 311, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-162

  Aishan, Tayierjiang ^a,b   Halik, Ümüt ^a,b   Cyffka, Bernd ^b   Kuba, Martin ^b   Abliz, Abdulla ^a,c   Baidourela, Aliya ^a  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

^c Fachhochschule Eberswalde   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIVER BED; RIVER CHANNEL; WATER DEPTH;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

AVES; POPULUS EUPHRATICA; TAMARIX;

EID: 84884813149     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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