The effect of river restoration on fish, macroinvertebrates and aquatic macrophytes: A meta-analysis

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 311-321

  Kail, Jochem ^a   Brabec, Karel ^b   Poppe, Michaela ^c   Januschke, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Rehabilitation; Restoration measures; Review; River management; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGY; CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FISH; LAND USE; MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; REVIEWS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; RESTORATION MEASURES; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

RESTORATION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; META-ANALYSIS; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84932641655     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.06.011     Document Type: Review

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