Assessing the ecological status in species-poor systems: A fish-based index for Mediterranean Rivers (Guadiana River, SW Spain)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1152-1161

  Hermoso, Virgilio ^a,b   Clavero, Miguel ^c,d   Blanco Garrido, Francisco ^e   Prenda, José ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Grup d'Ecologia Del Paisatge Rea de Biodiversitat   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^e Mediodes   (Spain)

^f CIECEM   (Spain)

Author keywords

ANNA model; Bioassessment; Freshwater fish; Introduced species; Site specific indices; Type specific indices

Indexed keywords

ANNA MODEL; BIOASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER FISHES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SITE-SPECIFIC; TYPE-SPECIFIC INDICES;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION;

FISH;

ABUNDANCE; BIOASSAY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GUADIANA RIVER; SPAIN;

IBIS;

EID: 77957862844     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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