Key Factors in the Management and Conservation of Temporary Mediterranean Streams: A Case Study of the Pardiela River, Southern Portugal

River Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 273-283

  Rosado, Joana ^a   Morais, Manuela ^a   Serafim, António ^a   Pedro, Ana ^a   Silva, Helena ^a   Potes, Miguel ^a   Brito, David ^b   Salgado, Rui ^a   Neves, Ramiro ^b   Lillebø, Ana ^c   Chambel, António ^a   Pires, Vanda ^d   Gomes, Carlos Pinto ^a   Pinto, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b Departamento de Zoologia   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydrological modelling; Run off; Soil and Water Assessment Tool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886865986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119961819.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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