Integrating network topology metrics into studies  of catchment-level effects on river characteristics

Heasley, Eleanore L.; Clifford, Nicholas J.; Millington, James D. A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2305-2019

Articles | Volume 23, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2305-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2305-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 5

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14 May 2019

Research article |

| 14 May 2019

Integrating network topology metrics into studies of catchment-level effects on river characteristics

Eleanore L. Heasley, Nicholas J. Clifford, and James D. A. Millington

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RC1: 'Review', Simone Bizzi, 01 Jun 2018
- AC1: 'Response to comment', Eleanore Heasley, 03 Apr 2019
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Response to comment', Eleanore Heasley, 03 Apr 2019

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ED: Publish as is (15 Apr 2019) by Nandita Basu

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River network structure is an overlooked feature of catchments. We demonstrate that network structure impacts broad spatial patterns of river characteristics in catchments using regulatory data. River habitat quality increased with network density, but other characteristics responded differently between study catchments. Network density was quantified using a method that can easily be applied to any catchment. We suggest that river network structure should be included in catchment-level studies.