A freshwater biodiversity hotspot under pressure - Assessing threats and identifying conservation needs for ancient Lake Ohrid

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3999-4015

  Kostoski, G ^a   Albrecht, C ^b   Trajanovski, S ^a   Wilke, T ^b  

^a Hydrobiological Institute Ohrid   (Macedonia)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOT SPOT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

LAKE OHRID;

EID: 78650566957     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3999-2010     Document Type: Article

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