Hough, I., Moggridge, H., Warren, P. et al. (1 more author) (2022) Regional flow-ecology relationships in small, temperate rivers. Water and Environment Journal, 36 (1). pp. 142-160. ISSN 1747-6585
Abstract
Flow–ecology relationships within river systems are an important area of ongoing investigation, because of potential applications such as understanding the ecological impact of flow alteration at modified sites. This study analyses relationships between flow characteristics and benthic macroinvertebrates from 18 streams of similar size and typology within Northern England, to develop quantitative flow–ecology relationships applicable at regional scale. High and low flow event frequencies displayed statistically significant relationships with the ecological metrics of LIFE Score, Shannon's Diversity and a velocity flow affinity trait score. Results suggest that flow event frequencies have a significant role in influencing ecology within the river network system. Hence, this indicates that future flow regime design in the region may be enhanced if this variable is considered.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | catchment management; ecohydrology; modelling; remediation; river |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/L015412/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2021 08:40 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 13:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/wej.12757 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179516 |