Managing temporary streams and rivers as unique rather than second-class ecosystems

Biological Conservation

Volumn 211, Issue , 2017, Pages 12-19

  Acuna V ^a   Hunter, M ^b   Ruhi A ^c,d  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Ecosystem services; Flow intermittency; Freshwater biodiversity conservation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FRESHWATER; GLOBAL CHANGE; INNOVATION; RIVER; STREAM; WATER FLOW;

EID: 85031123245     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.12.025     Document Type: Article

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