Threatening processes and conservation management of endemic freshwater fish in the Mediterranean basin: A review

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-254

  Hermoso, Virgilio ^a,b   Clavero, Miguel ^c,d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

climate change; drought; environmental flows; invasive species; pollution; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EUROPEAN UNION; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 79953231633     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09300     Document Type: Article

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