Quantifying the effect of catchment land use and water nutrient concentrations on freshwater river and stream biodiversity

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-112

  Weijters, M J ^a   Janse, J H ^b   Alkemade, R ^b   Verhoeven, J T A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LAND USE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 64349116948     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.989     Document Type: Article

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