Defining criteria to select reference sites in Mediterranean streams

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 619, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-54

  Sanchez Montoya M M ^a   Vidal Abarca, M R ^a   Punti T ^b   Poquet, J M ^c   Prat, N ^b   Rieradevall, M ^b   Alba Tercedor, J ^c   Zamora Munoz C ^c   Toro, M ^d   Robles, S ^e   Alvarez M ^f   Suarez M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas   (Spain)

^e Cimera Estudios Aplicados SL   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Ecological status; GUADALMED project; Mediterranean streams; Reference conditions; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RIVERS;

BIOASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; GUADALMED PROJECT; MEDITERRANEAN STREAMS; REFERENCE CONDITIONS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 57649200739     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9580-0     Document Type: Article

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