Ecological niche models for the evaluation of management options in an urban floodplain-conservation vs. restoration purposes

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-91

  Funk, A ^a,b   Gschopf C ^c   Blaschke, A P ^c   Weigelhofer, G ^a,b   Reckendorfer, W ^a,b  

^a Inter University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Fauna flora habitat directive; FFH; GLM; Habitat model; Large river; Water framework directive; Wetland; WFD

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DRAGONFLY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FAUNA; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; FLORA; HABITAT; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LANDSCAPE; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE; TURTLE; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84890234515     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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