Models of Ecological Processes in Riverine Ecosystems

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 448-455

  Thorp, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood pulse concept; Habitat template; Hierarchical patch dynamics; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Natural flow regime; Network dynamics hypothesis; Nutrient spiraling; River continuum concept; Riverine ecosystem synthesis; Riverine productivity model; Serial discontinuity concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016495662     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370626-3.00264-7     Document Type: Chapter

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