A Procedure for Incorporating Spatial Variability in Ecological Risk Assessment of Dutch River Floodplains

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Extreme flow variability and the ‘boom and bust’ ecology of fish in arid-zone floodplain rivers: a case history with implications for environmental flows, conservation and management

✍ Angela H. Arthington; Stephen R. Balcombe 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 300 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Floodplain rivers in arid and semi‐arid regions may be the most threatened of all river systems because water resource developments typically dampen their most distinctive characteristics—extreme flow variability and ‘boom and bust’ ecological dynamics. This article shows how one of the