Mediterranean saline streams in southeast Spain: What do we know?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1352-1359

  Millan A ^a   Velasco, J ^a   Gutierrez Canovas C ^a   Arribas, P ^a   Picazo, F ^a   Sanchez Fernandez D ^a,b   Abellan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Conservation concern; Ecophysiological responses; Ecosystem function; Genetic diversity; Mediterranean running waters; Salinity; Semiarid streams

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EVAPORITE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAMWATER; TYPOLOGY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 79960423272     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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