A hierarchical framework for stream habitat classification: Viewing streams in a watershed context Export

@article{citeulike:3662191, abstract = {Classification of streams and stream habitats is useful for research involving establishment of monitoring stations, determination of local impacts of land-use practices, generalization from site-specific data, and assessment of basin-wide, cumulative impacts of human activities on streams and their biota. This article presents a frame-work for a hierarchical classification system, entailing an organized view of spatial and temporal variation among and within stream systems. Stream habitat systems, defined and classified on several spatiotemporal scales, are associated with watershed geomorphic features and events. Variables selected for classification define relative long-term capacities of systems, not simply short-term states. Streams and their watershed environments are classified within the context of a regional biogeoclimatic landscape classification. The framework is a perspective that should allow more systematic interpretation and description of watershed-stream relationships.}, author = {Frissell, Christopher A. and Liss, William J. and Warren, Charles E. and Hurley, Michael D.}, citeulike-article-id = {3662191}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01867358}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/q1l78j6260316924}, doi = {10.1007/BF01867358}, journal = {Environmental Management}, keywords = {1dipl, 1egu09, biota, classification, freshwater, geomorphology, habitat, hierarchy, multiscale, river, scales, spatiotemporal, stream, watershed}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {199--214}, posted-at = {2008-11-22 21:07:07}, priority = {2}, title = {A hierarchical framework for stream habitat classification: Viewing streams in a watershed context}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01867358}, volume = {10}, year = {1986} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3662191 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3662191 N2 - Classification of streams and stream habitats is useful for research involving establishment of monitoring stations, determination of local impacts of land-use practices, generalization from site-specific data, and assessment of basin-wide, cumulative impacts of human activities on streams and their biota. This article presents a frame-work for a hierarchical classification system, entailing an organized view of spatial and temporal variation among and within stream systems. Stream habitat systems, defined and classified on several spatiotemporal scales, are associated with watershed geomorphic features and events. Variables selected for classification define relative long-term capacities of systems, not simply short-term states. Streams and their watershed environments are classified within the context of a regional biogeoclimatic landscape classification. The framework is a perspective that should allow more systematic interpretation and description of watershed-stream relationships. IS - 2 JF - Environmental Management EP - 214 TI - A hierarchical framework for stream habitat classification: Viewing streams in a watershed context VL - 10 SP - 199 KW - 1dipl KW - 1egu09 KW - biota KW - classification KW - freshwater KW - geomorphology KW - habitat KW - hierarchy KW - multiscale KW - river KW - scales KW - spatiotemporal KW - stream KW - watershed AU - Frissell, Christopher AU - Liss, William AU - Warren, Charles AU - Hurley, Michael PY - 1986/03/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01867358 ER -