Drawing together multiple lines of evidence from assessment studies of hydropeaking pressures in impacted rivers

Freshwater Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 220-230

  Melcher, Andreas H ^a   Bakken, Tor H ^b   Friedrich, Thomas ^a   Greimel, Franz ^a   Humer, Nona ^a   Schmutz, Stefan ^a   Zeiringer, Bernhard ^a   Webb, J Angus ^c  

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

^b SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conceptual model diagrams; Eco Evidence; Evidence based practice; Fish; Hydroelectric power; Hydropeaking; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOTA; DATA SET; DIAGRAM; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FISH; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROHABITAT; RESEARCH METHOD; RIVER; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85012929776     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/690295     Document Type: Article

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