Synergetic effects of organic pollution and river slope variability on the biotic continuum of the Adige River (south Tyrol, Italy)

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 248, 1998, Pages 363-370

  Bottarin, Roberta ^a   Fano, Elisa Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER SLOPE VARIABILITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOTA; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RIVER BED; SEWAGE; SLOPE;

ITALY;

EID: 0032313419     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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