The identification of hydrological indices for the characterization of macroinvertebrate community response to flow regime variability;Identification d'indices hydrologiques caractérisant la réponse de la communauté des macro-invertébrés à la variabilité du régime des débits

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 645-658

  Worrall, T P ^a   Dunbar, M J ^b,e   Extence, C A ^b,f   Laize C L R ^c   Monk, W A ^d   Wood, P J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e Winfrey Avenue ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f Stepping Stone Walk Winfrey Avenue   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community response; ecohydrology; environmental flow; hydromorphology; inter annual flow regime

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECO-HYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; FLOW REGIMES; HYDROMORPHOLOGY;

CHARACTERIZATION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INSTREAM FLOW; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; OPEN WATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84901690713     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.825722     Document Type: Article

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