Ecological characterisation of streams in Tuscany (Italy) for the management of the threatened crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes complex

BFPP - Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

Volumn , Issue 380-381, 2006, Pages 1095-1113

  Renai, B ^a   Bertocchi, S ^a   Brusconi, S ^a   Gherardi, F ^a   Grandjean, F ^b   Lebboroni, M ^a   Parinet, B ^c   Grosset, C Souty ^b   Trouilhe, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius pallipes complex; Biotic and abiotic parameters; Extended Biotic Index (IBE); Fluvial Functionality Index (IFF)

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES;

EID: 77957991042     PISSN: 12976318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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