Beyond catchment considerations in the conservation of lotic biodiversity

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 429-437

  Wishart, M J ^a,b,c   Davies, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Projectos e Estud Impacto Ambiental   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Genetics; Integrated catchment management (ICM); Inter basin water transfer; Population; Stream

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION GENETICS; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 0141651555     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.600     Document Type: Review

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