The influence of riparian woodland on the spatial and temporal variability of stream water temperatures in an upland salmon stream

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-459

  Malcolm, Iain A ^a   Hannah, David M ^b   Donaghy, Mike J ^c   Soulsby, Chris ^a   Youngson, Alan F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cairngorm; Forest; Girnock Burn; Hydrology; Salmon; Temperature; Thermal regime

Indexed keywords

RIPARIAN FOREST; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL REGIME; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CALLUNA; RIPARIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 8644238799     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-449-2004     Document Type: Article

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