Modelling the current distribution of European diadromous fishes: An approach integrating regional anthropogenic pressures

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 587-606

  Lassalle, Géraldine ^a   Crouzet, Philippe ^b   Rochard, Eric ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abundance; Dams; Diadromous fishes; Distribution modelling; Human population density

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER STURIO; ANIMALIA; COREGONUS OXYRINCHUS; LIZA RAMADA; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 60349101706     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02135.x     Document Type: Article

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