Habitat survey and classification of urban rivers

River Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 687-704

  Davenport, Angela J ^a   Gurnell, Angela M ^a   Armitage, Patrick D ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SURVEYING; URBAN AREA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; TAME RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8744264101     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.785     Document Type: Article

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