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Hydrological classification of natural flow regimes to support environmental flow assessments in intensively regulated Mediterranean rivers, Segura River Basin (Spain)

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Belmar, O.; Velasco, J.; Martinez-Capel, F. (2011). Hydrological classification of natural flow regimes to support environmental flow assessments in intensively regulated Mediterranean rivers, Segura River Basin (Spain). Environmental Management. 47(5):992-1004. doi:10.1007/s00267-011-9661-0

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Title: Hydrological classification of natural flow regimes to support environmental flow assessments in intensively regulated Mediterranean rivers, Segura River Basin (Spain)
Author: Belmar, Oscar Velasco, Josefa Martinez-Capel, Francisco
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente - Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica i Medi Ambient
Universitat Politècnica de València. Instituto de Investigación para la Gestión Integral de Zonas Costeras - Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integral de Zones Costaneres
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Hydrological classification constitutes the first step of a new holistic framework for developing regional environmental flow criteria: the "Ecological Limits of Hydrologic Alteration (ELOHA)". The aim of this study was ...[+]
Subjects: Drought , Ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA) , Environmental flows , Intermittent streams , Modelled monthly flows , Regulated Mediterranean rivers , Temporal variability , Environmental flow , Mediterranean rivers , Monthly flow , Ecology , Planning , Principal component analysis , Public works , Rain , Runoff , Water management , Watersheds , Rivers , Environmental assessment , Flow modeling , Hydrological modeling , Rainfall-runoff modeling , Streamflow , Water planning , Article , Classification , Controlled study , Environmental planning , Hydrology , River basin , Seasonal variation , Spain , Stream (river) , Water flow , Environmental Monitoring , Mediterranean Region , Water Movements , Segura Basin
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Environmental Management. (issn: 0364-152X )
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9661-0
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Springer Verlag (Germany)
Publisher version: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00267-011-9661-0
Description: The final publication is available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00267-011-9661-0
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We wish to thank the University of Murcia for its financial support to Oscar Belmar by means of a pre-doctoral grant, the Euromediterranean Institute of Water for its support to the project "Hydrological classification of ...[+]
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