Assessing flow regime alterations in a temporary river - The River Celone case study

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 263-272

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

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Hydrological modelling; Indicators of hydrological alteration; Natural hydrological regime; Temporary stream

Indexed keywords

RESERVOIRS (WATER); STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INVERTEBRATE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; TEMPORARY STREAM;

RIVERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIODIVERSITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INVERTEBRATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESERVOIR; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY;

CELONE RIVER; FOGGIA; ITALY; PUGLIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84934765875     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: 13384333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/johh-2015-0027     Document Type: Article

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