Italian freshwater biodiversity: Status, threats and hints for its conservation

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-8

  Fochetti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

endemicity; extinction; Inland waters; management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FAUNA; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858388041     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2011.620636     Document Type: Article

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