Are large-scale flow experiments informing the science and management of freshwater ecosystems?

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 176-185

  Olden, Julian D ^a   Konrad, Christopher P ^b   Melis, Theodore S ^b   Kennard, Mark J ^c   Freeman, Mary C ^d   Mims, Meryl C ^a   Bray, Erin N ^e   Gido, Keith B ^f   Hemphill, Nina P ^g   Lytle, David A ^h   McMullen, Laura E ⁱ   Pyron, Mark ^j   Robinson, Christopher T ^k   Schmidt, John C ^l   Williams, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^h OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^j BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^l UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; ABIOTIC FACTOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84903172338     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/130076     Document Type: Review

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