Improving restoration practice by deriving appropriate techniques from analysing the spatial organization of river networks

Limnologica

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-60

  Thomas, Gregor ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Dendritic network; Ecological recovery; Ecosystem management; Fragmentation; Patchy distribution; Unidirectional flow

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PATCH DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84892174178     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2013.10.003     Document Type: Review

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