Impact evaluation of the Vila Viçosa small hydroelectric power plant (Portugal) on the water quality and on the dynamics of the benthic macroinvertebrate communities of the Ardena river

Limnetica

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 241-256

  Jesus, T ^a   Formigo, N ^b   Santos, P ^b   Tavares, G R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Escola Secundária de Arouca Comenda Rossas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Macroinvertebrates; Small hydroelectric power plant; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 21244504608     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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