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Assessment of hydromorphology following restoration measures in heavily modified rivers: illustrating the potential contribution of the U rban R iver S urvey to W ater F ramework D irective investigations
Author(s) -
Shuker J Lucy,
Moggridge Helen L,
Gurnell Angela M
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12185
Subject(s) - computer science , environmental science , ecology , biology
This paper explores the potential application of the U rban R iver S urvey ( URS ) method for assessment of the hydromorphological condition of a heavily modified waterbody pre‐ and post‐implementation of mitigation measures. The findings of a case study are used to demonstrate the utilisation of URS for monitoring hydromorphological response to restoration and assessing hydromorphological quality, particularly in relation to ecological potential and the E uropean W ater F ramework D irective (2000/60/ EC ).