Open AccessUse of the RHS method in Golijska Moravica river basin
Author(s) -
Ana Milanović,
Marko Urošev,
Dragana Milijašević
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd0602053m
Subject(s) - habitat , drainage basin , structural basin , terrain , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , channel (broadcasting) , environmental resource management , water resource management , environmental science , ecology , geology , cartography , engineering , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering , biology
River Habitat Survey (RHS) is terrain method developed in UK in 1994. for determination of physical character of rivers and river basin. This method is applied for the first time in Golijska Moravica river basin. Two indices which broadly describe the diversity of river habitat and landscape features (Habitat Quality Assessment (HQA)) and extent and severity of artificial modification to the channel (Habitat Modification Class (HMC)) has been developed for reporting purposes. These are based on simple scoring systems which have been agreed by technical experts