Towards the conservation of freshwater fish: Iberian Rivers as an example of threats and management practices

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-22

  Maceda Veiga, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic modifications; Aquatic conservation; Endangered fish; Freshwater; Management actions

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84874207878     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-012-9275-5     Document Type: Review

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