Biotic and abiotic parameters that distinguish types of temporary ponds in a Portuguese Mediterranean ecosystem

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1658-1663

  Pinto Cruz, C ^a   Barbosa, A M ^a,b   Molina, J A ^c   Espirito Santo M D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biotic regionalization; Environmental modeling; Indicator species; Plants; Seasonal wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC REGIONALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; INDICATOR SPECIES; PLANTS; SEASONAL WETLANDS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OCEAN HABITATS; SOILS; WETLANDS;

LAKES;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; COASTAL PLAIN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FLORISTICS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARSH; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POND; SAMPLING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEXTURE; TYPOLOGY; WETLAND;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79958096040     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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