The lentic-lotic character of Mediterranean rivers and its importance to aquatic invertebrate communities

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-60

  Buffagni, Andrea ^a   Erba, Stefania ^a   Armanini, David G ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydraulic habitat; LIFE index; Mediterranean rivers; WFD

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVERTEBRATE; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ITALY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 72249085820     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-009-0112-4     Document Type: Article

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