Evaluating the response of biological assemblages as potential indicators for restoration measures in an intermittent mediterranean river

Environmental Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 285-301

  Hughes, Samantha Jane ^a   Santos, Jose ^b   Ferreira, Teresa ^b   Mendes, Ana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Birds; Concordance; Environmental gradients; Fish; Macrophytes; Multivariate analyses; Pressure gradients; River restoration

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; CONCORDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MACROPHYTES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; RIVER RESTORATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COFFERDAMS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; ECOLOGY; FISH; LAND USE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REDUNDANCY; RESTORATION;

RIVERS;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PORTUGAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; PORTUGAL; RIVERS;

ODELOUCA RIVER; PORTUGAL;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77956186293     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9521-3     Document Type: Article

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