Author(s): Stefano Larsen; Elisa Stella; Bruno Majone; Alberto Bellin; Maria Cristina Bruno; Guido Zolezzi

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Keywords: Flow-ecology relationships; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Flow regulation; Adige River basin; Environmental flows

Abstract: We derived flow metrics from discharge time-series at gauged river sites paired with data on benthic invertebrates. Multivariate ordinations showed that regulated and non-regulated sites formed distinct groups while several flow metrics represented limiting factors for local biodiversity.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_286-cd

Year: 2018