Biological quality of running waters in protected areas: The influence of size and land use

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 351-364

  Mancini, Laura ^a   Formichetti, Paolo ^a   Anselmo, Antonella ^a   Tancioni, Lorenzo ^b   Marchini, Silvia ^a   Sorace, Alberto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological quality; Biotic index; Freshwaters; Land use; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LAND USE; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PROTECTED AREA; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15244338866     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-5355-8     Document Type: Article

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