Aquatic macroinvertebrate biodiversity: Patterns and surrogates in mountainous Spanish national parks

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 598-615

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aquatic conservation; Biodiversity indicators; Macroinvertebrates; Protected areas; Spanish national parks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; IRRIGATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOUNTAIN REGION; POLICY MAKING; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

COLEOPTERA; ODONATA;

EID: 84867549964     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2256     Document Type: Article

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