Modeling low-flow bedrock springs providing ecological habitats with climate change scenarios

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 515, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-28

  Levison, J ^a   Larocque, M ^b   Ouellet, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedrock aquifer; Climate change; Discrete fracture network modeling; HydroGeoSphere; Salamanders; Springs

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW RATE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

BEDROCK AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK MODELS; ECO-HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE AREA; GROUNDWATER MODELING; HYDROGEOSPHERE; SALAMANDERS; ECOLOGICAL HABITATS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AMPHIBIAN; AQUIFER; BEDROCK; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLEXITY; DISCHARGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROUNDWATER; MODELING; MOUNTAIN; SEASONALITY; WINTER;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84899922175     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.04.042     Document Type: Article

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