Ecological research and management of intermittent rivers: an historical review and future directions

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1181-1199

  Leigh, Catherine ^a,b   Boulton, Andrew J ^c   Courtwright, Jennifer L ^d   Fritz, Ken ^e   May, Christine L ^f   Walker, Richard H ^g   Datry, Thibault ^a,h  

^a UR MALY   (France)

^b Domain du Petit Arbois   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^h MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

biogeochemistry; ephemeral stream; fish; invertebrate; temporary river

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937509295     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12646     Document Type: Article

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