River culture: How socio‐ecological linkages to the rhythm of the waters develop, how they are lost, and how they can be regained.
The hydrological patterns of all natural water bodies pulse in variable rhythms of high and low water. The biodiversity of these ecosystems is driven by the changing nature of the environment, allowing different life strategies to coexist, e.g., by the fast reuse of nutrients when aquatic biota flou...
| Publicado en: | Geographical Journal Vol. 190; no. 2; pp. 1 - 17 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2024
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