Effects of land use intensification on fish assemblages in Mediterranean climate streams

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1213-1229

  Matono, P ^a   Sousa, D ^a   Ilheu M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish assemblages; Land use intensification; Olive grove; Portugal; River degradation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES; FISH ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE; FISH ASSEMBLAGES; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; OLIVE GROVE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PORTUGAL;

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; LAND USE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FARMING SYSTEM; FISH; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RIVER SYSTEM; STREAM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; GRAZING; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; PASTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PORTUGAL; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER); WATER MANAGEMENT;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; LIVESTOCK; OLEA; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84888205252     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0152-3     Document Type: Article

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