Invasive species and habitat degradation in Iberian streams: An analysis of their role in freshwater fish diversity loss

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-188

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^e Mediodes   (Spain)

^f CIECEMA Parque Dunar S/n 21760 Matalascañas ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

ANCOVA; Driver; Freshwater fish; Functional vs. numerically mediated process; Passenger; Per capita effect; SEM

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; RESERVOIR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FRESH WATER; SPAIN;

GUADIANA BASIN;

EID: 79953192620     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2011.1     Document Type: Article

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