An eco-hydrological assessment method for temporary rivers. The Celone and Salsola rivers case study (SE, Italy)

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-10

  De Girolamo, Anna Maria ^a   Gallart, Francesc ^b   Pappagallo, Giuseppe ^a   Santese, Gerardina ^a   Lo Porto, Antonio ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrological regime; Hydrological status; Natural streamflow; SWAT model; Temporary rivers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DRY SEASON; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PREDICTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

CELONE RIVER; FOGGIA; ITALY; PUGLIA;

SALSOLA;

EID: 84922065084     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2014028     Document Type: Article

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