Impact of reservoirs and channelization on lowland river macroinvertebrates: A case study from Central Europe

Limnologica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-151

  Horsák, Michal ^a   Bojková, Jindřiška ^a   Zahrádková, Světlana ^a   Omesová, Marie ^a   Helešic, Jan ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Channelization; Human impact; Lowland reservoirs; Lowland river; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CHANNELIZATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RESERVOIR; RIVER CHANNEL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAYA RIVER;

EID: 62649108897     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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