Evaluation of the hydromorphological state of mountain streams under the influence of contemporary human activity (Polish Carpathians)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3451-3463

  Bucała, Anna ^a   Wiejaczka, Łukasz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Human impact; Hydromorphological state; Mountain streams; Polish Carpathians; RHS method

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LANDFORMS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CARPATHIANS; EU-WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; HABITAT CONDITIONS; HABITAT MODIFICATION; HUMAN IMPACT; HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL STATE; MOUNTAIN STREAMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MOUNTAIN STREAM;

CARPATHIANS; POLAND;

EID: 85027925591     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3629-3     Document Type: Article

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