Disentangling dam impacts in river networks

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 37, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 10-20

  Van Looy, Kris ^a   Tormos, Thierry ^a   Souchon, Yves ^a  

^a UR MALY   (France)

Author keywords

Biotic integrity; Dam density indicators; Fish; Macroinvertebrates; Trait metrics

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC INTEGRITY; CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; META-COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; TRAIT METRICS;

CATCHMENTS; DAMS; ECOLOGY; FISH; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

ASSEMBLY RULE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DAM REMOVAL; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; REMEDIATION; RIVER SYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FRANCE; LOIRE BASIN;

EID: 84887297015     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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