Assessing the effects of sewage effluents in a Mediterranean creek: Fish population features and biotic indices

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 694, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-86

  Figuerola, Blanca ^a   Maceda Veiga, Alberto ^a   de Sostoa, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Effects; Iberian redfin barbel; Mediterranean creek; Sewage effluents

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; BODY CONDITION; CYPRINID; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROPHYTE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE; STREAM; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

BARBUS; BARBUS HAASI; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 84864294343     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1132-y     Document Type: Article

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