Freshwater biodiversity in the rivers of the Mediterranean Basin

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 719, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-186

  Tierno de Figueroa, J Manuel ^a,d   López Rodríguez, Manuel J ^a,d   Fenoglio, Stefano ^b   Sánchez Castillo, Pedro ^a,d   Fochetti, Romolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endemism; Freshwater organisms; Mediterranean diversity; Streams and rivers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84885019312     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1281-z     Document Type: Review

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