Quantifying ecological responses to amplified water level fluctuations in standing waters: An experimental approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1282-1291

  Evtimova, Vesela V ^a,b   Donohue, Ian ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Benthic; Climate change; Drawdown; Hydropower; Lake; Littoral; Mesocosm; Pond; Water abstraction; Water demand

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84925300026     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12297     Document Type: Article

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