The Ecohydrology of Invertebrates Associated with Exposed Riverine Sediments

Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 37-56

  Sadler, Jonathan P ^a   Bates, Adam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active river flood plains; Aquatic terrestrial interface; Exposed riverine sediments (ERS); Flow regime and sediment supply; Lateral and longitudinal connectivity significance; Natural floodplain systems; Riparian wetlands and woodlands; Spatial and temporal dynamics; Spatio temporal distributions; Temperature, humidity, sediment size and vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889343343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470010198.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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