Effectiveness of protected area networks in representing freshwater biodiversity: The case of a Mediterranean river basin (south-eastern Spain)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-374

  Abellán, Pedro ^a   Sánchez Fernández, David ^a   Velasco, Josefa ^a   Millán, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freshwater biodiversity; Gap analysis; Mediterranean river basin; Protected areas; Representation; Water beetles

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 34547214233     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.778     Document Type: Article

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