Ecological assessment of mediterranean streams and the special case of temporary streams

River Ecosystems: Dynamics, Management and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 109-148

  Sanchez Montoya M M ^a   Gomez R ^a   Suarez M L ^a   Vidal Abarca, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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