The effects of land use changes on streams and rivers in mediterranean climates

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 719, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 383-425

  Cooper, Scott D ^a   Lake, P Sam ^b   Sabater, Sergi ^c,d   Melack, John M ^a   Sabo, John L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Land use; Mediterranean rivers; Streams

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXOBIOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ALGAE;

EID: 84885020522     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1333-4     Document Type: Review

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