Do temporary streams of Mediterranean islands have a distinct macroinvertebrate community? The case of Majorca

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-70

  Álvarez, Maruxa ^a   Pardo, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Conservation; Diversity; Flow period; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34047155114     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0168-0055     Document Type: Article

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