Selection and validation of reference sites in small river basins

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 573, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-154

  Chaves, M L ^a   Costa, J L ^a   Chainho, P ^a   Costa, M J ^a   Prat, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological criteria; Ecological status; Hydromorphological criteria; Mondego River basin; Physico chemical criteria; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MAPS; OCEAN HABITATS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RIVERS; VEGETATION; WATERSHEDS;

BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL CRITERIA; MONDEGO RIVER BASIN; PHYSICO CHEMICAL CRITERIA; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

CATCHMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER BED; SITE SELECTION; WATERSHED;

EID: 33750716844     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0270-5     Document Type: Article

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