Influence of urbanization on riparian and algal species composition in two rivers of central Italy

Ecoscience

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-128

  Hruska, Krunica ^a   Dell'Uomo, Antonio ^a   Staffolani, Lara ^a   Torrisi, Mariacristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropization; Diatoms; Riparian flora; Urban river stretches

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL COMMUNITY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; URBANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRONTO RIVER;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 42149120855     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2008)15[121:IOUORA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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