Can taxonomic distinctness assess anthropogenic impacts in inland waters? A case study from a Mediterranean river basin

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1744-1756

  Abellan P ^a   Bilton, D T ^b   Millan A ^a   Sanchez Fernandez D ^a   Ramsay, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Environmental assessment; Iberian Peninsula; Species diversity; Water beetles

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PHYLOGENY; RIVER BASIN; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33747411284     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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